In the Interest of Smith
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
TAMILIA, Judge:
This is an appeal from the March 16, 1990 dispositional Order 1 entered following appellant’s adjudication of delinquency on the charge of involuntary manslaughter. 2 Appellant, who was 17 years old at the time, was charged with both voluntary and involuntary manslaughter following the shooting death of Richard Hillman. On December 20, 1989, after an adjudication hearing, the trial judge dismissed the charge of voluntary manslaughter because he found appellant “was justified in killing Richard Hillman for self-protection” (H.T., 12/20/89, p. 9). However, the trial judge found…
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2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. CropperSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. HunterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
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3Cited by21 opinions
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