COM. v. MITCHELL


489 Pa. 537 (1980)

414 A.2d 1021

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Alan MITCHELL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 30, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. David Fineman, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Division, Alan J. Sacks, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

O'BRIEN, Justice.

Appellant, Alan Mitchell, was convicted in a nonjury trial of voluntary manslaughter. Post-verdict motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to serve two to five years on the work release program in the Philadelphia County Prison. This appeal followed.

Appellant first argues the Commonwealth failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that appellant was not acting in self-defense. The facts are as follows...

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