Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Levin

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 12, 1957No. Appeal, 210PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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Wright, J.,

Ronald Levin has appealed from his conviction and sentence on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. The contention of his present counsel is that “The Commonwealth failed to establish that the conduct of the appellant was a proximate cause of the death of the decedent”. The case was tried before President Judge Bok without a jury. Appellant did not demur to the evidence, or file a motion in arrest of judgment. While reference is made at several points in the transcript to a motion for a new trial, the docket entries do not disclose that such a motion was actually filed,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. AurickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  2. Braley v. Berkshire Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
  3. Commonwealth v. MaysSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  4. State v. HamiltonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1953
  5. Commonwealth v. AmeccaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1946

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RootSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  2. State v. McFaddenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
  3. Commonwealth v. RootSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  4. Commonwealth v. HartleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  5. Commonwealth v. LangSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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