Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Busler

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 20, 1971No. Appeal, 4PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mb. Justice Eagen,

George T. Busier, Jr., was the operator of a motor vehicle involved in a fatal accident in Armstrong County, and was subsequently arrested and indicted for involuntary manslaughter. A nonjury trial resulted in a verdict of guilty, and after post trial motions were denied a prison sentence was imposed. On appeal, the Superior Court affirmed the judgment without opinion, 218 Pa. Superior Ct. 877, 279 A. 2d 204 (1971). We granted allocatur, and now reverse because we are per suaded the trial evidence was insufficient as a matter of law to establish guilt of the crime…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MayberrySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
  2. Commonwealth v. RadfordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  3. Commonwealth v. ClowserSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  4. Commonwealth v. HolmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1946

3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CatalinaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
  2. Commonwealth v. TaylorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Commonwealth v. FieldSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Commonwealth v. SeibertSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  5. State v. YarboroughNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1996

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