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Commonwealth v. Cheatham

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 10, 1992No. 02106PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CIRILLO, Judge.

James S. Cheatham appeals from a judgment of sentence entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County after his conviction in a non-jury trial on charges of homicide by vehicle and aggravated assault. 1 We affirm.

On August 3, 1990, Cheatham blacked out while driving on Whitaker Street in the Borough of West Mifflin and lost control of his car. The car left the eastbound lane, jumped the curb, and ran into three children sitting on a fence, killing one child and injuring the other two. There were no tire skid marks before the car hit the fence. Cheatham was found lying…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  2. Commonwealth v. DurstSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  3. Commonwealth v. RootSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  4. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. Commonwealth v. HeckSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  2. Commonwealth v. EllisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  3. Commonwealth v. FierstSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  4. State v. JenkinsSupreme Court of Kansas · 2002
  5. Commonwealth v. NicotraSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993

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