Commonwealth v. Percell

499 Pa. 589 (1982)

454 A.2d 542

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee,

v.

Robert PERCELL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

December 31, 1982.

Jack M. Myers, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Eric Henson, Asst. Dist. Attys., for appellee.

Before O'BRIEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT and HUTCHINSON, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

Robert Percell appeals from the order of the Superior Court, Special Transfer Docket,[1] affirming his convictions, after a jury trial, of voluntary manslaughter and possession of an instrument of…