· 5/27/1907
Commonwealth v. Loughhead
Citations
- 218 Pa. 429
- 67 A. 747
- 1907 Pa. LEXIS 541
Syllabus
<p>Criminal law — Voluntary manslaughter — Constable—Shooting an escaping prisoner.</p> <p>Where a prisoner after actual capture and custody under a warrant for a misdemeanor, attempts to escape, the constable having him in charge is not justified in shooting at and killing him. If the officer does so, he may be convicted of voluntary manslaughter.'</p>
Judges: Brown, Elkin, Fell, Mestrezat, Stewart
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