Commonwealth v. Ware

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence imposed on the appellant, Marvin Ware, after he was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in a trial before a judge, sitting without a jury.

The prosecution emanated from a fatal stabbing in Philadelphia. The principal contentions on appeal are:(1) the evidence was insufficient to establish beyond a reasonable doubt Ware committed the stabbing; and(2) assuming the Commonwealth’s evidence was sufficient to connect Ware with the stabbing then it also established Ware acted in self-defense, and, hence, the homicide was…