Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Meredith
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 3, 1980No. 70PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NIX, Justice.
Appellant, Kevin Meredith, was found guilty of murder of the first degree for the death of his 2*/2 year old stepdaughter, Kimberly, who had been left in his care by the child’s mother, when she left for work on the day in question. This direct appeal follows the dismissal of post-verdict motions and the imposition of a sentence of life imprisonment.
On or about 12:25 p. m., Monday, April 17, 1978, a telephone call was placed to the emergency room of the Harrisburg Hospital by a man identifying himself as Kevin Meredith. The caller informed the emergency room…
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