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Commonwealth v. Fisher

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 17, 1985No. 893PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Per curiam

This is an appeal from a judgment of sentence entered June 22, 1983 in Allegheny County. Appellant, Gary Thomas Fisher, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than five nor more than ten years. Sentence followed a jury trial and the denial of post-trial motions.

On Saturday, May 15, 1982, several young adults and adolescents held a beer party in the Allentown district of the city of Pittsburgh. The primary party-goers were 18-year-old Dale Jays, 13-year-old Jennifer Metrovich, 13-year-old John Leasa and 18-year-old Allan Kelly, the victim. Others…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Commonwealth v. ClemmonsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Commonwealth v. McCombSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Commonwealth v. LightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  5. Commonwealth v. BrinkleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. StonehouseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  2. Commonwealth v. HartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  3. Commonwealth v. SheppardSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  4. State v. McGuireWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1997
  5. People v. JaffeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986

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