Commonwealth v. Eckman

WOOD, J.,

On July 20, 1984, a jury found defendant Roxanne' Eckman guilty of voluntary manslaughter and acquitted her on charges of first- and third-degree murder. Before *639us axe her post-trial motions for arrest of judgment and for a new trial.

Decedent Billy Donkewicz and Roxanne had been girlfriend and boyfriend for approximately six years prior to Billy’s death on January 30, 1984. The couple had had three children together, the first being born when Roxanne was only 15 years of age. Billy was 25 on the date of his death. The relationship was a stormy one, to say the least, with each party…