Commonwealth v. Yasipour
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
SHOGAN, J.:
¶ 1 Appellant, Brian Yasipour, Sr., appeals from the judgment of sentence entered following his convictions of third degree murder, possession of an instrument of crime, and tampering with evidence. 1 We affirm.
¶ 2 We summarize the factual history of this case as follows. On the morning of August 24, 2001, Appellant, then age 52, was present at a custody hearing against his wife, Millie Yasipour (“Millie”), regarding a petition Appellant filed seeking to increase his custody of his daughter, Susan Yasipour (“Susan”). Contrary to the outcome sought, Appellant’s custody was…
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