Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Ignatavich

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 5, 1984No. 3546PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WIEAND, Judge:

Edward Ignatavich was tried by jury and was found guilty of murder in the third degree as a result of the stabbing death of Peter Gliem during an altercation in Hazleton, Luzerne County, on November 5, 1981. On direct appeal from the judgment of sentence, Ignatavich complains (1) that the evidence was insufficient to show a killing with malice; (2) that the Commonwealth failed to provide him with information of an earlier arrest of the victim for assault and that the trial court erred when it refused to allow evidence of such arrest; (3) that the trial court failed to…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SanfordSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. Commonwealth v. AmosSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  4. Commonwealth v. GordonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Commonwealth v. OldsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ButerbaughSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  2. Commonwealth v. GordonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Commonwealth v. SandersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Commonwealth v. MooreSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994

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