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COM. v. BUTLER

482 Pa. 469 (1978)

393 A.2d 1208

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Franklin L. BUTLER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 18, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas B. Rutter, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Edward G. Rendell, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Deputy Dist. Atty. for Law, Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Nancy D. Wasser, Asst. Dist. Attys., for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

Appellant, Franklin Butler, was convicted in a non-jury trial of voluntary manslaughter and possessing instruments of crime. Post-verdict motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to a prison term of two to ten years on the manslaughter conviction with a consecutive probationary term of five years on the weapons offense. This direct appeal followed.1

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