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COM. v. BROWN

494 Pa. 380 (1981)

431 A.2d 905

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Melvin Douglas BROWN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 2, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Corbett, Jr., Patrick McFalls, Asst. Public Defenders, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Robert E. Colville, Dist. Atty., Robert L. Eberhardt, Deputy Dist. Atty., Pittsburgh, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

Appellant, Melvin Douglas Brown, tried on charges of murder and voluntary manslaughter, was found guilty by a jury of murder of the second degree.1 At trial, appellant raised the defense of not guilty by reason of insanity. In support of his defense, appellant presented psychiatric testimony.

In his request for points of charge, appellant's counsel requested that the jury be instructed...

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