COMMONWEALTH v. LESHER


473 Pa. 141 (1977)

373 A.2d 1088

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Barry Lee LESHER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 3, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard V. O'Hare, George A. Heitczman, Bethlehem, for appellant.

Charles H. Spaziani, Dist. Atty., John E. Gallagher, First Asst. Dist. Atty., Robert A. Freedberg, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

On February 27, 1975, the appellant, Barry Lesher, was convicted by a jury of voluntary manslaughter for the killing of one Wayne Eisenhart. Post-verdict motions were denied and a sentence of four to eight years imprisonment was imposed. This direct appeal followed. Lesher advances several assignments of error in support of reversal of the judgment and the grant of a new...

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