COM. v. BATTLE


289 Pa.Super. 369 (1981)

433 A.2d 496

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, v. J.B. BATTLE, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed August 7, 1981.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Denied December 16, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Broujos, Carlisle, for appellant.

Kevin A. Hess, Assistant District Attorney, Carlisle, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before PRICE, CAVANAUGH and WATKINS, JJ.


CAVANAUGH, Judge:

The appellant, J.B. Battle, was charged with the murder of his wife, Stella M. Battle. At trial the Commonwealth proceeded solely on the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter. The jury found the defendant guilty of the lesser included offense of involuntary manslaughter. Post-trial motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were filed in the lower court and denied.

The facts of the case are essentially undisputed. Mr. and...

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