Commonwealth v. Jones

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Maxey,

This is an appeal from the judgment of the Superior Court affirming the judgment and sentence of the Court of Oyer and Terminer of the County of Philadelphia as of May Sessions, 1930, to No. 92. The facts are clearly stated and the law ably discussed in the opinion of Judge Gawthrop of the Superior Court.

The defendant was tried upon an indictment charging murder^ voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter. In charging the jury the trial judge said: “You may ignore the count charging involuntary manslaughter, because under this evidence it is impossible for…