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COMMONWEALTH v. BUTCHER

451 Pa. 359 (1973)

Commonwealth v. Butcher, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

May 4, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence E. Wood, Assistant Public Defender, with him W. Peter Barnes, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

James R. Freeman, Assistant District Attorney, with him William H. Lamb, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE NIX, May 4, 1973:

In December, 1968, appellant, Gary Rayford Butcher, was arrested and charged with murder, robbery, burglary and conspiracy. Following a jury trial, appellant was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and conspiracy.1 After post-trial motions were denied, appellant was sentenced to a term of six to twelve years on the voluntary manslaughter conviction and a term of one to two years on the conspiracy...

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