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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