Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Todaro

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 18, 1982No. 2077PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROSKY, Judge:

Appellant was involved in an automobile accident in February, 1977 as a result of which he was charged with involuntary manslaughter, recklessly endangering another person and driving under the influence. He was convicted of all charges in 1979 by a jury and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 11 to 48 months. The case is before us following the denial of post-trial motions. Appellant contends that the lower court improperly excluded evidence of the intoxication of the deceased driver of the other automobile and that it erred in its charge to the jury. We affirm the decision…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GravesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Commonwealth v. WoodwardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Commonwealth v. TolassiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Commonwealth v. TarverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  5. Commonwealth v. BridgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. In Re John Paul MinarikCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
  2. Commonwealth v. BaileySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  4. Commonwealth v. FullerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. Commonwealth v. WallaceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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