COM. v. COLON


266 Pa.Super. 541 (1979)

405 A.2d 951

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Juan COLON, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 5, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne G. Hummer, Jr., Lancaster, for appellant.

John A. Kenneff, Assistant District Attorney, Lancaster, for Com., appellee.

Before HOFFMAN, EAGEN and HESS, JJ.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant, Juan Colon, appeals from the judgment of sentence imposed following his conviction of voluntary manslaughter by a jury in Lancaster County. We reverse.

At trial the court refused a request to charge the jury on the elements of involuntary manslaughter although, under the evidence, such a verdict would be warranted. This was error. Commonwealth v. Ford, 474 Pa. 480, 378 A.2d 1215...

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