COM. v. VANDERHORST


347 Pa.Super. 648 (1985)

501 A.2d 262

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Harold VANDERHORST a/k/a Harold Vanderhorse.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed November 22, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan V. Kahn, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellant.

William T. Cannon, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before WIEAND, CERCONE and ROBERTS, JJ.


CERCONE, Judge:

In August, 1984, appellee was convicted in a non-jury trial of voluntary manslaughter. He was sentenced to serve a ten-year term of probation. The Commonwealth timely filed petitions to reconsider sentence, which were denied. The Commonwealth filed this appeal claiming that the trial court, in imposing sentence, abused its discretion by unreasonably deviating from the sentencing guidelines.

In the evening of May 23, 1983, the victim approached...

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