Commonwealth v. Conner

Opinion by

Mii. Justice Eagen,

In a jury trial on an indictment charging murder, John Robert Conner was convicted of voluntary manslaughter. This appeal is from the judgment of sentence.

From the trial testimony of the witnesses called by the Commonwealth, the jury could find the following facts.

About 1 a.m., on December 4, 1968, Conner, while seated in his automobile, observed his estranged wife and John. Ardelean about to enter a house in Harrisburg wherein the latter resided. Conner left the automobile and confronted the two on the porch of the dwelling. A physical altercation between Conner…