COMMONWEALTH v. LOWE


460 Pa. 357 (1975)

333 A.2d 765

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Robert LOWE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 27, 1975.

Rehearing Denied April 3, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Michael Smith, Philadelphia, for appellant.

James J. Wilson, Asst. Dist. Atty., Mark Sendrow, Asst. Dist. Atty., Asst. Chief, Appeals Div., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., Abraham J. Gafni, Deputy Dist. Atty. for Law, Richard A. Sprague, First Asst. Dist. Atty., F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Justice.

Robert Lowe, the appellant, was convicted in a nonjury trial of voluntary manslaughter. Post trial motions were denied and Lowe was sentenced to ten years probation. This appeal followed.

Lowe initially contends the evidence was insufficient to support the finding of voluntary manslaughter, but, on the contrary, established the killing was committed in self-defense.

On appeal from a criminal conviction...

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