COMMONWEALTH v. ZAPATA


447 Pa. 322 (1972)

Commonwealth v. Zapata, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

April 20, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Weinstein, with him Weinstein & Bobrin, for appellant.

Benjamin H. Levintow, 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 JONES, C.J., EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, April 20, 1972:

Appellant Monserrate Zapata was convicted of two charges of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to two consecutive terms of six to twelve years imprisonment. After the denial of post-trial motions, Zapata filed this appeal alleging several trial errors. None of appellant's contentions merit relief and we accordingly affirm the judgments of sentence.

Appellant first contends that he was entitled to acquittal...

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