Commonwealth v. Sopota

HUDOCK, Judge:

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence imposed upon Appellant after he was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter at the conclusion of a jury trial. Appellant timely filed post-verdict motions and subsequently filed, without leave of court, supplemental post-verdict motions. The trial court found no merit in the issues raised in either of Appellant’s motions and, accordingly, denied relief. The court sentenced Appellant to a term of four to eight years imprisonment. This timely, direct appeal followed. We vacate the judgment of sentence and remand for a new trial.

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