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COMMONWEALTH v. LEWIS

472 Pa. 235 (1977)

372 A.2d 399

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Franklin Arthur LEWIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 28, 1977.

Reargument Denied April 25, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Geoghegan, Norristown, for appellant.

William T. Nicholas, Dist. Atty., Stewart J. Greenleaf, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appellate Div., Bert M. Goodman, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

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

OPINION

JONES, Chief Justice.

Franklin Arthur Lewis, appellant, was charged with murder, voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter in the death of William Irving Braxton on June 5, 1974. He was convicted by a jury of voluntary manslaughter in November 1974. After his post-trial motions were denied, appellant was sentenced to a term of four to ten years imprisonment. This direct appeal was then filed.1

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