COM. v. THOMAS


484 Pa. 383 (1979)

399 A.2d 128

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Samuel James THOMAS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 16, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis S. Small, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Asst. Dist. Atty., Marrianne E. Cox, Asst. Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM.

Following a jury trial, appellant was convicted of voluntary manslaughter, possession of an instrument of crime and possession of a prohibited offensive weapon. Postverdict motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to a three-to-ten-year term of imprisonment on the voluntary manslaughter conviction and a concurrent term of two and one-half to five years on the weapons convictions. This appeal followed.

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