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COM. v. THORNTON

494 Pa. 164 (1981)

430 A.2d 1168

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Lawrence THORNTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 2, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew J. Gowa, Frederica Massiah-Jackson, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Asst. Dist., Atty., Richard Myers, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION

KAUFFMAN, Justice.

After a non-jury trial, appellant, Lawrence Thornton, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter1 and possession of an instrument of crime.2 Post-trial motions were denied, and appellant was sentenced to a term of four to ten years imprisonment on the voluntary manslaughter conviction and to a concurrent term of two and one-half to five years

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