COM. v. HELM


485 Pa. 315 (1979)

402 A.2d 500

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Sondra HELM, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 1, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank M. Jackson, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Asst. Dist. Atty. Cynthia H. Severinsen, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, NIX, MANDERINO and LARSEN, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

MANDERINO, Justice.

Appellant, Sondra Helm, was arrested and charged with murder, voluntary manslaughter, and involuntary manslaughter. Appellant was tried before a judge, sitting without a jury on July 9, 1976. At trial, the prosecution certified that the murder charges rose no higher than murder in the third degree. The trial court found appellant guilty of voluntarily manslaughter. Post-verdict motions were denied, and a sentence...

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