Commonwealth v. Derby

CASSIMATIS, J,

On November 1, 1993, a criminal complaint was filed against the defendant, Frances Theresa Derby, charging the defen*122dant with criminal homicide, 18 Pa.C.S. §25011 and murder, 18 Pa.C.S. §2502.2 Informations were filed on the same date, charging the defendant with criminal homicide and murder, and in addition, charged the defendant with voluntary manslaughter3 and involuntary manslaughter.4

*123The preliminary hearing was held on Friday, November 19, 1993 before District Justice Vera Mulherin and the defendant was arraigned on December 17,1993. Requests for pre-trial discovery were…