Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Yasipour

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 17, 2008No. 1474 MDA 2006PublishedCited by 49 opinions

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…

2Cases cited49 opinions

  1. Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  3. Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  4. Rummel v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Ford v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. KnoxSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
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  3. Commonwealth v. EliaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  4. Commonwealth v. KnoxSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  5. Commonwealth v. BarnettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012

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