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COM. v. POTTS

486 Pa. 509 (1979)

406 A.2d 1007

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Robert Nixon POTTS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 1, 1979.

Reargument Denied October 31, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard G. Ambrose, III, Erie, for appellant.

Donald E. Lewis, Asst. Dist. Atty., Meadville, for appellee.

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

OPINION

MANDERINO, Justice.

Appellant, Robert Nixon Potts, was drinking alcoholic beverages with his wife in various taverns located in the Borough of Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania. During the evening appellant became involved in several arguments with his wife and at one point when he saw her speaking to one of his co-workers, James Bushey, appellant physically assaulted Bushey. Appellant apparently believed that...

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