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COM. v. GREENWOOD

488 Pa. 618 (1980)

413 A.2d 655

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. James Richard GREENWOOD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 25, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George B. Stegenga, Washington, for appellant.

Paul M. Petro, Asst. Dist. Atty., Washington, for appellee.

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

OPINION

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence (three years imprisonment) imposed on James Richard Greenwood following his conviction by a jury of involuntary manslaughter.1 For the reasons that follow, we reverse and award a new trial.

The factual background of the killing which gave rise to the prosecution may be briefly stated thusly:

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