COMMONWEALTH v. WILSON


449 Pa. 235 (1972)

Commonwealth v. Wilson, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

November 17, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin Lerner, for appellant.

David R. Scott, Assistant District Attorney, with him Milton M. Stein, Assistant District Attorney, James D. Crawford, Deputy District Attorney, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE NIX, November 17, 1972:

The Honorable Robert W. WILLIAMS, JR., sitting without a jury, found Appellant guilty of Voluntary Manslaughter, but not guilty of Murder or Involuntary Manslaughter. On April 22, 1971, Appellant's Motions in Arrest of Judgment and for a New Trial were denied and he was sentenced to eighteen months to five years imprisonment. This appeal follows.

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