COMMONWEALTH v. RAISON


458 Pa. 378 (1974)

Commonwealth v. Raison, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

October 16, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry W. Farmer, Assistant Public Defender, with him V. Clayton McQuiddy, III, Assistant Public Defender, and John R. Merrick, Public Defender, for appellant.

F. Ned Hand, Assistant District Attorney, with him Michael Joseph Melody, Jr., First Assistant District Attorney, and William H. Lamb, 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, Rodney Lawrence Raison, was found guilty by a jury of voluntary manslaughter in 1972. Post-verdict motions were denied and the appellant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than five years nor more than twelve years. This appeal followed.

The first two issues raised concern the trial court's charge to the jury. There were no objections at trial, however, to the alleged errors...

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