Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Franklin L. BUTLER, Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1978-11-18
Citations: 482 Pa. 469
Docket Number: Nos. 584
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Franklin L. BUTLER, Appellant.
Judges: Before EAGEN, C. J., and O’BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX, MANDERINO and LARSEN, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 482
Pages: 469–471

Head Matter:
393 A.2d 1208
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Franklin L. BUTLER, Appellant.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Submitted Oct. 19, 1978.
Decided Nov. 18, 1978.
Thomas B. Rutter, Philadelphia, for appellant.
Edward G. Rendell, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Deputy Dist. Atty. for Law, Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Nancy D. Wasser, Asst. Dist. Attys., for appellee.
Before EAGEN, C. J., and O’BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX, MANDERINO and LARSEN, JJ.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
PER CURIAM:
Appellant, Franklin Butler, was convicted in a non-jury trial of voluntary manslaughter and possessing instruments of crime. Post-verdict motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to a prison term of two to ten years on the manslaughter conviction with a consecutive probationary term of five years on the weapons offense. This direct appeal followed.
On this appeal, appellant raises two issues. He first alleges that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to ascertain whether appellant was employed by the bar where the victim was shot, thus negating any duty to retreat. Appellant also claims that the evidence is insufficient to sustain his conviction. We have examined the record and find both issues meritless.
Judgments of sentence affirmed.
. The weapons offense was appealed to Superior Court, which certified the appeal to this court.