Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Bradfield
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 2, 1986No. 162PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*472WIEAND, Judge:
William S. Bradfield was found guilty by a jury of intentionally and deliberately murdering Susan Reinert and her two children, Karen and Michael. Post-verdict motions were dismissed, and Bradfield was sentenced to serve three consecutive life sentences. This appeal followed.
Susan Reinert’s battered body was discovered in the trunk of her car in Dauphin County on June 25, 1979. The bodies of her two children have never been found. Mother and children were last seen alive entering Ms. Reinert’s car in Delaware County on June 22, 1979. Bradfield argues on appeal that he should not…
2Cases cited48 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. HudeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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