Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Burt
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 30, 1980No. 61PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROBERTS, Justice.
Under section 3732 of the Vehicle Code,
“Any person who unintentionally causes the death of another person while engaged in the violation of any law of this Commonwealth or municipal ordinance applying to the operation or use of a vehicle or to the regulation of traffic is guilty of homicide by vehicle, a misdemeanor of the first degree, when the violation is the cause of death.”
75 Pa.C.S. § 3732. On this pre-trial appeal, the Commonwealth seeks reversal of an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Warren County holding section 3732 unconstitutionally vague.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Screws v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- United States v. HarrissSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Papachristou v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BarudSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Commonwealth v. MikulanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Commonwealth v. BeshoreSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Commonwealth v. TrillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Commonwealth v. HeckSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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