Case Name: Commonwealth v. Kuterbach, Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1974-10-16
Citations: 458 Pa. 318
Docket Number: Appeal, No. 66
Parties: Commonwealth v. Kuterbach, Appellant.
Judges: Before Jones, C. J., Eagen, O’Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix and Manderino, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 458
Pages: 318–319

Head Matter:
Commonwealth v. Kuterbach, Appellant.
Argued May 3, 1974.
Before Jones, C. J., Eagen, O’Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix and Manderino, JJ.
B. Shaffer, Assistant Public Defender, with him TV. Peter Barnes, Assistant Public Defender, and John B. Merrick, Public Defender, for appellant.
Timothy H. Knauer, Assistant District Attorney, with him F. Ned Eamd, Assistant District Attorney, and William E. Lamb, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.
October 16, 1974:

Opinion:
Opinion
Per Curiam,
The appellant, Edward H. Kuterbach, was convicted by a jury of voluntary manslaughter. Post-verdict motions were denied and a sentence of five to fifteen years imprisonment was imposed. This appeal followed in which the only issues raised coneern alleged errors by the trial court in the admission of certain evidence introduced by the prosecution during the trial. Since the appellant did not object to the admission of that evidence when it was offered during the trial, no error was committed by the trial court. A rule of evidence is waived if it is not invoked when the evidence is offered, and the rule, having been waived, cannot subsequently be invoked on appeal. J. Wigmore, 1 Evidence §18 (3d ed. 1940); see Commonwealth v. Little, 449 Pa. 28, 295 A.2d 287 (1972); Commonwealth v. Jones, 446 Pa. 223, 285 A.2d 447 (1971).
Judgment of sentence affirmed.