Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. King

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 1, 2010No. 1978 WDA 2008PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

COLVILLE, J.:

¶ 1 This case is an appeal from judgment of sentence. There are three issues: (1) whether the evidence was sufficient to support Appellant’s conviction for third degree murder; (2) whether the trial court erred in denying Appellant’s motion to bar his trial on grounds of double jeopardy; and (3) whether the trial court erred in not setting aside the verdict due to juror misconduct. We affirm the judgment of sentence.

Facts

¶ 2 The record reveals the following facts. In the weeks preceding the incident in question, Appellant encountered Oth-mane Lahmamsi (“the Victim”).…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. TedfordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  2. Commonwealth v. KimbroughSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  3. Commonwealth v. MarquezSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  4. Commonwealth v. BaskervilleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  5. Commonwealth v. HabaySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HouckSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  2. Commonwealth v. GordySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  3. Commonwealth v. StreetSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  4. Commonwealth v. CoonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  5. Commonwealth v. HouckSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014

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