Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Long

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 26, 1993No. 482PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Judge:

David Allen Long appeals from the judgment of sentence entered following his convictions for Involuntary Manslaughter, Homicide by Watercraft, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, and Reckless Operation of Watercraft. We affirm.

On May 12, 1991, Mark Yates, the victim, went with his friends Rich Meyers, Melissa and Melinda Folmer, Heather Adams and Matt Austin to an abandoned pier on the shore of the Ohio River, a few miles north of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. During that time, the victim quickly consumed two to three cans of beer. Shortly thereafter, a power boat…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PaquetteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Commonwealth v. DeHartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. Commonwealth v. RootSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  4. Commonwealth v. HenrySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. Commonwealth v. GonzalezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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3Cited by29 opinions

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