# Commonwealth v. Beck

> Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · July 1, 1983 · 502 Pa. 78

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9705259

## Case

- **Full name:** COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. DeWayne BECK, Appellant
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- **Decided:** July 1, 1983
- **Citations:** 502 Pa. 78; 464 A.2d 316; 1983 Pa. LEXIS 600
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Hutchinson
- **Judges:** Roberts, Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, McDermott, Hutchinson
- **Cited by:** 10 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

*87 HUTCHINSON, Justice,
dissenting.
I agree with Mr. Justice Nix that the issue of appellant’s purported prior acquittal of voluntary manslaughter has been waived and thus should not be addressed by this Court. Consequently, I would not discuss the merits of appellant’s claim.

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