Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2/28/1977

Commonwealth v. Bennett

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370 A.2d 373
471 Pa. 419
1977 Pa. LEXIS 601

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dissenting opinion of Roberts, J., joined by Manderino, J.
where the trial judge may express an opinion that the evidence does not support a voluntary manslaughter verdict as long as he instructs the jury inter alia that the jury is not bound by his comments on the evidence because the jury is the sole arbiter of the facts
where the trial judge may express an opinion that the evidence does not support a voluntary manslaughter verdict as long as he instructs the jury inter alia that the jury is not bound by his comments on the evidence because the jury is the sole arbiter of the facts

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Judges: Jones, Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix, Manderino

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