Commonwealth v. Burns

Biester, J.,

This matter comes before the court on defendant’s motion for a new trial and in arrest of judgment for conviction of defendant on the charge of involuntary manslaughter.

As to the motion for a new trial defendant contends that the verdict was against the law, against the evidence, and against the charge of the court; that the court’s charge was misleading in overemphasizing the definition of ordinary negligence and in not defining or illustrating rash conduct and gross or wanton negligence.

Defendant was charged on two separate bills of indictment with the offense of involuntary…