COM. v. ELLIS


481 Pa. 528 (1978)

393 A.2d 30

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Johnny Lee ELLIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 2, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne S. Lipecky, Beaver, for appellant.

John Lee Brown, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Beaver, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

Appellant, Johnny Lee Ellis, was tried by a judge sitting with a jury in Beaver County for the homicide of Robert Thompson. The homicide occurred in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, on September 13, 1976. The jury returned a verdict of guilty to the charge of voluntary manslaughter. Post-verdict motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of four to eight years at a state correctional institution, and...

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