Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cartagena
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 5, 1978No. 452 and 496PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’BRIEN, Justice.
Appellant, Carlos A. Cartagena, was tried by a judge and jury and was convicted of voluntary manslaughter, possess*12ing instruments of crime, possessing a concealed weapon and possessing a prohibited offensive weapon. Post-verdict motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to three to ten years’ imprisonment for the voluntary manslaughter conviction, with a concurrent one to two year term of imprisonment for the weapons convictions. This appeal followed.1
The facts are as follows. On May 30, 1975, Steven Broceo, the victim, and Thomas D’Orio left a party they had…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Commonwealth v. IngramSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. YoungSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- McNair's PetitionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Commonwealth v. McCuskerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth v. GoosbySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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3Cited by64 opinions
- Robert Stewart v. Lynne AbrahamCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Commonwealth v. McBrideSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Commonwealth v. GenoveseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Stewart v. AbrahamCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Liciaga v. Court of Common PleasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
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