COM. v. KACSMAR


421 Pa.Super. 64 (1992)

617 A.2d 725

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Paul M. KACSMAR, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed November 4, 1992.

Reargument Denied December 18, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanton D. Levenson, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Sandra Preuhs, Asst. Dist. Atty., Pittsburgh, for Com., appellee.

Before DEL SOLE, KELLY and HESTER, JJ.


OPINION PER CURIAM:

Paul M. Kacsmar appeals the judgment of sentence of five to ten years imprisonment imposed following his conviction by a jury of voluntary manslaughter. As we conclude that the trial court improperly precluded appellant from introducing exculpatory evidence on the battered person syndrome, we are constrained to reverse and remand for a new trial.

Appellant was arrested on February 20...

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