Commonwealth v. Samuels
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
778 A.2d 638 (2001)
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee,
v.
Matthew SAMUELS, Appellant.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Submitted January 8, 2001.
Decided August 28, 2001.
Steven C. Leach, Drexel Hill, for appellant.
Louis Gary Stesis, Media, for appellee.
Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.
This appeal from a conviction for homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence of alcohol raises the issue of the state of mind necessary to support a conviction of that offense. Appellant maintains that criminal…
Also in this document: Concurrence; Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Francis v. FranklinSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Staples v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Ayala v. Philadelphia Board of Public EducationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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