COMMONWEALTH v. DuVAL


453 Pa. 205 (1973)

Commonwealth v. DuVal, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

July 2, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard L. Segal, for appellant.

Stephen B. Harris, Assistant District Attorney, with him Ward F. Clark, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE POMEROY, July 2, 1973:

Appellant George DuVal was convicted by a jury in 1968 of the crime of voluntary manslaughter and, following denial of post-trial motions, was sentenced to a term of six to twelve years. This direct appeal comes to us under the Act of March 31, 1860, P.L. 427, § 57, 19 P.S. § 1182.

Five reasons are advanced why appellant's conviction cannot stand. One of the five — that the Commonwealth erred in...

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