Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Persichini
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 30, 1999No. Appeal 18 Western District Appeal Docket 1997PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
2Per curiam
The Court being evenly divided, the opinion of the Superior Court is AFFIRMED.
Justice SAYLOR did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case. Justice CASTILLE files an opinion in support of affirmance in which Justice NEWMAN joins and Justice NIGRO concurs in the result. Chief Justice FLAHERTY files an opinion in support of reversal in which Justices ZAPPALA and CAPPY join.
OPINION IN SUPPORT OF AFFIRMANCE
CASTILLE, Justice.
The issues raised in this appeal are whether the Commonwealth proved beyond a reasonable doubt the corpus delicti for the crime of failing to control…
3Cases cited24 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. TilghmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
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