Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Kerpan
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 25, 1985No. 76 M.D. Appeal Dkt. 1984PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McDERMOTT, Justice.
Appellant was accused of setting a fire that partially destroyed the building containing his residence and his law office, and of attempting to obtain reimbursement from his insurance company for losses sustained as a result of the fire. A Cumberland County jury convicted him of arson endangering persons, 1 arson endangering property, 2 and attempted theft by deception. 3 On appeal, a Superior Court panel affirmed the judgments of sentence on the arson endangering persons and the attempted theft convictions, and vacated the judgment of sentence on the arson…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- State v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- State v. CastonguaySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- Winebrenner v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1945
- Commonwealth v. HoutzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. BrightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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