Commonwealth v. Ilgenfritz

OPINION OF THE COURT

POMEROY, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of voluntary manslaughter for the slaying of his paramour, Janet (“Peggy”) Payne. Following the denial of post-verdict motions he was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of from three to eight years in a state correctional institution. This direct appeal followed.

1. Sufficiency of evidence

The first question presented is whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain the verdict of voluntary manslaughter. *

Our test for passing on the sufficiency of the evidence is well-known: “ ‘[T]he test of sufficiency of evidence is…