Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Morley
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 29, 1996PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
CAPPY, Justice.
This is an appeal by allowance from the opinion and order of the Superior Court affirming the judgment of sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County. We granted allowance of appeal in this matter, and, for the following reasons, we now affirm.
On October 5, 1989, following an argument with her boyfriend, Stephen Lauritano (“Lauritano”), Gaye Morley (“Appellant”) shot Lauritano in the back of the head; Lauritano subsequently died as a result of this wound.
Appellant entered a plea of guilty to a general charge of criminal homicide 1 in connection…
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