COM. v. JONES


476 Pa. 597 (1978)

383 A.2d 523

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. May Margaret Murphy JONES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 23, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Charles Thomas, Meadville, for appellant.

Douglas W. Ferguson, Dist. Atty., Donald E. Lewis, First Asst. Dist. Atty., Robert S. Bailey, Asst. Dist. Atty., Meadville, for appellee.

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


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

Appellant was indicted on charges of murder, voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another person. She was tried before a jury and convicted of murder of the third degree.

Appellant makes the following arguments:

1. There was allegedly insufficient evidence to support a finding of malice, necessary for a conviction of murder.

2. The Commonwealth allegedly failed to establish a causal...

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