Commonwealth v. Taylor

483 Pa. 60 (1978)

394 A.2d 538

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee,

v.

Thomas J. TAYLOR, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted September 18, 1978.

Decided November 18, 1978.

James K. McNamara, Erie, Court-appointed, for appellant.

Robert H. Chase, Dist. Atty., Erie, for appellee.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX, MANDERINO and LARSEN, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

On February 22, 1975, Thomas J. Taylor was convicted by a jury of voluntary manslaughter in Erie County. Post-verdict motions were filed on his behalf.[1] However, immediately prior to…