Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Anderson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 26, 1994PublishedCited by 215 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Justice.
On October 31, 1987 Anderson shot Norma DeBooth in the neck as she stood at the kitchen sink preparing dinner. She is now a quadriplegic. Anderson was tried by a jury in the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County, Criminal Division, and was convicted of aggravated assault, criminal attempt to *576murder, and possession of an instrument of crime.1 He was sentenced to consecutive terms of four to eight years for attempted murder; six to twelve years for aggravated assault and one to two years for possession of an instrument of crime.
On direct appeal, Superior…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. TarverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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- Commonwealth v. WeaklandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
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3Cited by215 opinions
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