Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Scott

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 2, 2013PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

WECHT, J.:

Dustin Scott [“Appellant”] appeals the judgment of sentence imposed following a jury trial on charges of attempted murder,1 conspiracy,2 aggravated assault,3 and *601recklessly endangering another person [“REAP”].4 Appellant was convicted of aggravated assault and REAP, and sentenced to five to ten years of incarceration. Upon review, we reverse.

The charges arose from a curious and violent episode that occurred in Hunting-don Borough on May 11, 2011. Appellant was in the basement apartment of his friend, Bill Ledford, along with additional friends Josh Lemin and Rex Cuff.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  2. Commonwealth v. LesherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Commonwealth v. BrownSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  4. Commonwealth v. HarrisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  5. Commonwealth v. HamiltonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  2. Commonwealth v. WiseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  3. Com. v. Bair, S.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  4. Com. v. Bethea, E.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2022
  5. Com. v. Booker, F.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017

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