Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. McComb
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 7, 1975No. 458PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NIX, Justice.
This is a direct appeal from the entry of the judgment of sentence of 2% to 12 years imprisonment imposed under a voluntary manslaughter conviction. The single question raised is the adequacy and accuracy of the trial court’s further instructions to the jury on the issue of self-defense. The sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction for voluntary manslaughter has not been raised.
Gerald R. McComb, Appellant and Joseph Grosso, the deceased, had entered into an agreement which provided that the deceased was to care for appellant’s dog for a stipulated…
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3Cited by82 opinions
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