Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Scaramuzzino
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 5, 1979No. 93PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
EAGEN, Chief Justice.
Samuel J. Scaramuzzino was convicted by a jury in the Court of Common Pleas of Lebanon County of murder of the second degree.1 Post-verdict motions were filed, and a new trial was granted. The Commonwealth appeals from the order granting a new trial.2
The court granted the new trial as a result of its determination that the trial judge erred in charging the jury. The specific portions of the charge on which that determination was made are:
“The defendant has requested me, too, to charge you on voluntary manslaughter.
*516“Now, as I told you, I’ve been…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BosurgiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Commonwealth v. YountSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. ArchambaultSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth v. GaddySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Lesko v. LehmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Commonwealth v. McKendrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Commonwealth v. MurphySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Commonwealth v. UpchurchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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