Commonwealth v. Kacsmar

OPINION PER CURIAM:

Paul M. Kacsmar appeals the judgment of sentence of five to ten years imprisonment imposed following his conviction by a jury of voluntary manslaughter. As we conclude that the trial court improperly precluded appellant from introducing exculpatory evidence on the battered person syndrome, we are constrained to reverse and remand for a new trial.

Appellant was arrested on February 20, 1989, for the shooting death of his brother, Francis. Trial commenced on June 24, 1991, wherein appellant alleged he acted in self-defense. Appellant admitted that he shot his brother five…