Commonwealth v. Manchas

WIEAND, Judge:

Norman Wayne Manchas was tried by jury and was found guilty of third degree murder in connection with the killing of Frances Layne at her home in Uniontown on April 3, 1991. 1 Post-trial motions were denied, and Manchas was sentenced to serve a term of imprisonment for not less than ten (10) years nor more than twenty (20) years. On direct appeal from the judgment of sentence, Manchas contends that: (1) his conviction was not supported by the evidence; (2) the jury’s verdict was contrary to the weight of the evidence; (3) the trial court erred by denying a defense motion in…