Opinion

Commonwealth v. Scaramuzzino

485 Pa. 513
403 A.2d 82
1979 Pa. LEXIS 638

Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Filed: Jul 5, 1979
Status: Published
Author: Larsen
On the bench: Eagen, Larsen, Manderino, Nix, O'Brien, Roberts
Cited by: 10 cases

trial court instruction on voluntary manslaughter may include a statement of opinion that there is no evidence to support such a verdict

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trial court instruction on voluntary manslaughter may include a statement of opinion that there is no evidence to support such a verdict

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The opinion

*519 LARSEN, Justice,

dissenting.

I dissent; the trial judge’s charge was more than adequate. I would, therefore, reverse.

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