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COM. v. ROSH

474 Pa. 171 (1977)

377 A.2d 1269

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Dale M. ROSH, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 7, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Chronister, Public Defender, Harrisburg, for appellant.

Donald L. Reihart, Dist. Atty., York, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

PACKEL, Justice.

The main contention1 of appellant is that this is "a clear case of irresistible impulse" and that this Court should depart from its old2 and recent3 views with respect to that defense. It is uncontroverted that the appellant shot and killed his wife and also her friend who had tried to stop...

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