Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Bridge
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 24, 1981No. 80-1-75PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NIX, Justice.
Appellant, Carl A. Bridge, was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of five (5) to ten (10) years following a jury finding that he was guilty of voluntary manslaughter. The charge resulted from the shooting by appellant of his ex-wife, in the head, causing her death. At trial the Commonwealth attempted to establish murder of the first degree. Evidence was introduced by the prosecution to establish that appellant killed his ex-wife pursuant to a predesigned plan. The defense did not deny responsibility for the death but argued in the alternative, that appellant…
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