COMMONWEALTH v. MASSART


469 Pa. 572 (1975)

366 A.2d 1229

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Harold R. MASSART, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Rehearing Denied April 20, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Hahalyak, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Robert F. Hawk, 1st Asst. Dist. Atty., Butler, for appellee.

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


OPINION

NIX, Justice.

Appellant, Harold R. Massart, was convicted by a jury of voluntary manslaughter for the death of his wife. Post-trial motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of three to ten years. This direct appeal followed.1

There being no witnesses to this occurrence, the Commonwealth was required to establish its case by circumstantial evidence. It relied heavily on the testimony...

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