Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Ulatoski

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 28, 1977No. 66PublishedCited by 115 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

Appellant Gerald Frank Ulatoski was tried for the murder of his wife Joyce and convicted by a jury of murder of the third degree. Post-trial motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial were denied by the court en banc. In this appeal,1 appellant’s sole contention is that he is entitled to a new trial because the testimony of three prosecution witnesses, which was offered to show the existence of marital discord in the Ulatoski household, should not have been admitted over his objection. We hold that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. KravitzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  2. Commonwealth v. NovakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  3. Commonwealth v. PetrakovichSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. Commonwealth v. FaisonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  5. Commonwealth v. NelsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959

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3Cited by115 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. StorySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  2. Commonwealth v. SherwoodSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  3. Commonwealth v. ChamberlainSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  4. Commonwealth v. SpotzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  5. Commonwealth v. DrumhellerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002

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