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COMMONWEALTH v. HILTON

461 Pa. 93 (1975)

334 A.2d 648

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Barry HILTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 18, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas D. Watkins, Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Jr., Dist. Atty., Richard A. Sprague, 1st Asst. Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., John H. Isom, Asst. Dist. Atty., Abraham J. Gafni, Deputy Dist. Atty. for Law, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., and EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.

OPINION

ROBERTS, Justice.

Appellant Barry Hilton was convicted, after trial before a jury, of voluntary manslaughter for the shooting death of John Aikens. Following denial of post-trial motions,1 this appeal ensued.2 We affirm.

The facts of this case are ably summarized in the opinion of the trial court denying appellant's post-trial motions:

"The defendant resided, with his mother...

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