COMMONWEALTH v. WILLIAMS


473 Pa. 140 (1977)

373 A.2d 1087

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Zachary WILLIAMS, Appellant (two cases).

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 3, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce W. Miller, Hazleton, for appellant.

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

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


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

Appellant was found guilty by a jury of voluntary manslaughter and simple assault. The conviction arose out of the shooting death of one individual and the wounding of another. In this appeal, appellant asserts the trial court erred in (1) refusing to charge the jury on involuntary manslaughter; (2) refusing to grant a mistrial after allegedly improper prosecutorial remarks made during closing argument; and (3) prohibiting the defense...

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