Commonwealth v. Bird

HOFFMAN, Judge:

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Columbia County after appellant was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter 1 , recklessly endangering another person 2 and endangering the welfare of children 3 . Appellant contends that the trial court erred in (1) instructing the jury that the prior inconsistent statements of two Commonwealth witnesses could oiily be used for impeachment purposes and not as substantive evidence, (2) denying one of his points of charge to the jury, (3) excluding the testimony of defense witness, Linda…