Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Wisneski

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 30, 2010No. 316 WAL 2009PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

2Per curiam

AND NOW, this 30th day of March, 2010, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by Petitioner, is:

Where a motorist drives through the scene of a fatal accident and strikes the body of the accident victim, does the Commonwealth establish a prim a facie case against the motorist for violating his duties to stop and render aid at the scene of the accident, if the Commonwealth is unable to prove that the victim was alive at the moment of the motorist’s impact?

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Commonwealth v. WisneskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011