Commonwealth v. Robson

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

Appellant was convicted in a jury trial of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to pay the costs of prosecution and to serve a term of five to ten years imprisonment. In this direct appeal,1 he contends that (1) he *619was placed twice in jeopardy by being retried after the declaration of a mistrial, (2) the evidence was insufficient to sustain a conviction of voluntary manslaughter, and (3) he was prejudiced by various trial errors. We affirm.

I

The facts on which appellant’s double jeopardy claim is based are these. On May 16, 1973, appellant’s first trial on…