Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 5/2/1974

Commonwealth v. Jones

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457 Pa. 563
319 A.2d 142
1974 Pa. LEXIS 873

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holding that in all prosecutions for murder an accused is entitled upon request to a jury instruction on voluntary manslaughter
inference of flight from murder drawn although actually being sought by police for assault and battery
it is sufficient that circumstances justify inference that accused’s actions were motivated as result of his belief that officers were aware of his wrongdoing and were seeking him for that purpose
cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1000, 85 S.Ct. 316, 42 L.Ed.2d 274 (1974
per curiam; equally divided court
per curiam; equally divided court

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Judges: Eagen, O'brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix and Manderino

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