Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Commonwealth, Aplt v. Gross, E.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 24, 2014No. 28 MAP 2012Published

1ConcurrenceChief Justice Castille

I join the Majority Opinion, except for the discussion relating to the burden and degree of proof. See Majority Op. at 391,101 A.3d at 33 (“The burden of proof in relation to venue challenges has not been definitively established in our decisional law or our criminal procedural rules. Because the Commonwealth selects the county of trial, we now hold it shall bear the burden of proving venue is proper — that is, evidence an offense occurred in the judicial district with which the defendant may be criminally associated, either directly, jointly, or vicariously.”). There are complexities in the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BetheaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  2. Commonwealth v. DixonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009

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