Commonwealth v. Commander

436 Pa. 532 (1970)

Commonwealth

v.

Commander, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued September 30, 1969.

January 9, 1970.

Before BELL, C.J., JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS and POMEROY, JJ.

Joseph Michael Smith, for appellant.

James D. Crawford, Assistant District Attorney, with him Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BELL, January 9, 1970:

The defendant, Robert Commander, was indicted for murder and voluntary manslaughter, and, on another indictment, for involuntary…