Commonwealth v. Garcia

474 Pa. 449 (1977)

378 A.2d 1199

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania

v.

Bennie GARCIA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued November 15, 1976.

Decided October 7, 1977.

Stanton D. Levenson, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Robert E. Colville, Dist. Atty., Robert L. Eberhardt, Charles W. Johns, John M. Tighe, Asst. Dist. Attys., Pittsburgh, for appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., and EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.

OPINION

ROBERTS, Justice.

Appellant Bennie Garcia was arrested on March 1, 1974, and charged with murder and voluntary manslaughter. At trial, appellant requested a jury…