Commonwealth v. Youngkin

PRICE, Judge:

Following a jury trial commenced on May 16, 1977, appellant, a physician, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter 1 of Barbara Fedder, his patient. Post-trial motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of one to three years, fined $5,000 and ordered to pay the costs of prosecution. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm the judgment of sentence.

On appeal, appellant raises numerous contentions. Asserting that the Commonwealth did not produce sufficient evidence to support his conviction, appellant first contends that the Commonwealth failed to…