Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Oleynik

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 31, 1990No. 108 W.D. Appeal Docket 1988PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NIX, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from the order of the Superior Court, 376 Pa.Super. 641, 541 A.2d 792, which affirmed the judgment of sentence imposed by the Court of Common Pleas of Crawford County. The judgment of sentence was entered after a jury found the appellant guilty of involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault. The issue of error involved here is based solely on the use of written instructions by the court. The appellant raised three additional claims of error which were not considered due to our resolution of the initial matter. 1

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MoralesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Commonwealth v. BakerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  3. Commonwealth v. KellySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RaineySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  2. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  3. Commonwealth v. DeHartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  4. Commonwealth v. duPontSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  5. Commonwealth v. TodaroSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997

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