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COM. v. ROBINSON

487 Pa. 541 (1980)

410 A.2d 744

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Robert ROBINSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 1, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen A. Seidel, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Asst. Dist. Atty., Franklin Noel, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION

NIX, Justice.

Appellant, Robert Robinson, was charged with murder, voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, and carrying a concealed weapon arising out of the stabbing death of Ronald Townes in a Philadelphia bar in 1971. Following a trial before a court sitting without a jury on February 23, 1973, appellant was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter. Motions for a new trial and an arrest of judgment were filed by appellant and these motions...

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