Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Moretti

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 28, 1986No. 00405PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

Appellant Joseph Moretti was found guilty of, inter alia, two counts of homicide by motor vehicle, 75 Pa.Cons.Stat. Ann. Sec. 3732 (Purdon’s Supp.1986). Appellant’s post-trial motions were denied without opinion, and appellant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment. Appellant now appeals the imposition of sentence, raising three claims: (1) the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction; (2) several inflammatory photographs of the victim were admitted into evidence; and (3) trial counsel was ineffective. Finding that appellant’s claims lack merit, we affirm the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HassineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Commonwealth v. FieldSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. Commonwealth v. ClarkSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  4. Commonwealth v. GilliardSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Commonwealth v. MaldonadoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. JonesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  2. Commonwealth v. StewartSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Commonwealth v. UhrinekSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. Peterkin v. HornDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2001
  5. Commonwealth v. UhrinekSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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