Gray v. Commonwealth

COLE, Senior Judge.

Appellant, Russell Erin Gray, was tried by a jury upon indictments charging him with the murder of Matthew Shuster and the use of a firearm in the commission of murder. 1 At the conclusion of the guilt phase of appellant’s bifurcated trial, the jury found appellant guilty of involuntary manslaughter of Shuster and use of a firearm in the commission of murder of Shuster. The jury’s sentencing verdict recommended twelve months imprisonment for the involuntary manslaughter conviction and three years incarceration for the firearm offense.

On appeal, appellant contends the trial…