Commonwealth v. De Marzo

Citations

• 223 Pa. 573
• 72 A. 893
• 1909 Pa. LEXIS 578

Syllabus

<p>Criminal law — Murder—Insanity—Maniacal outburst — Evidence— Charge.</p> <p>On the trial of an indictment for wife murder the prisoner is not entitled to an instruction to the effect that if he killed his wife under the influence of a maniacal outburst he should not be convicted, although he knew his act was unlawful, and knew the difference between right and wrong, if there is not the slightest evidence of a passionate outburst of any kind in his conduct either at two interviews with his wife on the day of the killing, or immediately before or after the killing, or from that time until he was placed in jail.</p>