Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Petroll
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 22, 1999PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*571 OPINION
NEWMAN, Justice.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On May 15, 1996, a jury found Fredrick W. Petroll (Appellant) guilty of three counts of homicide by vehicle,1 one count of failing to drive a vehicle at a safe speed,2 and one count of careless driving.3 The trial court sentenced Appellant to concurrent terms of imprisonment of between eighteen (18) months and thirty-six (36) months for each count of homicide by vehicle. Appellant filed a timely appeal to the Superior Court, raising six issues, and the Superior Court affirmed. The present appeal questions whether the warrantless searches of…
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