COM. v. BROWDIE


543 Pa. 337 (1996)

671 A.2d 668

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Daren S. BROWDIE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 20, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Foreman, Pittsburgh, for Daren Browdie.

Claire C. Capristo, Pittsburgh, Michael W. Streily, for Commonwealth.

Composition of the Court NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE and MONTEMURO, JJ.


OPINION

CASTILLE, Justice.

The issue in this appeal is whether a trial court is required to charge the jury on voluntary manslaughter where there is no evidence of record to support such a verdict. For the reasons expressed below, we affirm the order of the Superior Court affirming appellant's judgment of sentence.

A summary of the evidence giving rise to appellant's conviction is that Shannon Whitaker and her two month old baby, the victim...

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