Commonwealth v. Gotto
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
BROSKY, Judge:
Appellant, Catherine C. Gotto, was convicted of homicide by vehicle 1 and driving while under the influence of alcohol, 2 by a jury, on April 26, 1978. 3 She was convicted also of the summary offense of “Meeting of Vehicles Proceeding in Opposite Direction” 4 by the court on May 15, 1978. Post-verdict motions were denied. On May 2, 1979, Gotto was sentenced to serve one year imprisonment. This appeal followed. We affirm the decision of the trial court.
The following issues are raised in this appeal:
1. The homicide by vehicle statute is unconstitutional.
2. The homicide by vehicle…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Coker v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Commonwealth v. StoltzfusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. RichmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. ArchambaultSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth v. BusseySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HeckSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. CieriSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
- Commonwealth v. CarrSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Commonwealth v. McGinnisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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