COMMONWEALTH v. WILLIAMS


458 Pa. 258 (1974)

Commonwealth v. Williams, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

October 16, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nolan N. Atkinson, Jr., with him Zack, Myers and Atkinson, for appellant.

Albert L. Becker, Assistant District Attorney, with him David Richman, Assistant District Attorney, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE MANDERINO, October 16, 1974:

The appellant, Henderson J. Williams, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter. After the denial of post-verdict motions, a sentence of five to ten years was imposed. This appeal followed in which the only issue raised is whether the trial court properly charged the jury.

Under Rule 1119(b) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, "[n]o portions of the charge nor omissions therefrom may be assigned...

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