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COMMONWEALTH v. GRAYSON

466 Pa. 427 (1976)

353 A.2d 428

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Lillie Belle GRAYSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 17, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Dean, John R. Smith, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

John J. Hickton, Dist. Atty., Robert L. Eberhardt, Charles W. Johns, Asst. Dist. Attys., Pittsburgh, for appellee.

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

OPINION

MANDERINO, Justice.

Appellant, Lillie Belle Grayson, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to one and one-half to five years in prison. This appeal followed the denial of post-verdict motions.

The appellant was charged with fatally shooting her husband on March 2, 1974. There were no eyewitnesses to the shooting which took place at the couple's residence. At trial, appellant testified that the shooting was done in self...

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