COMMONWEALTH v. CROPPER


463 Pa. 529 (1975)

345 A.2d 645

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Albert CROPPER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 3, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph R. Danella, Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., Philadelphia, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

POMEROY, Justice.

Appellant was convicted in a non-jury trial of voluntary manslaughter for the death by stabbing of one Rodney Fields. After his post-trial motions were denied, appellant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of one to ten years in a state correctional institution. This direct appeal followed.

As verdict winner, the Commonwealth is entitled to have the evidence viewed in the light most favorable to it. Commonwealth...

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