Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Wyatt

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 7, 2019No. 1832 EDA 2018PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY STRASSBURGER, J.:

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania appeals from the order granting Franklin Dale Wyatt's pre-trial motion for writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

We glean the following factual and procedural history from the record. Briefly, on June 3, 2015, Wyatt was driving a tractor-trailer southbound on Interstate 380 (I-380). At approximately 10:00 a.m., Wyatt's vehicle crossed the grassy median separating the north- and southbound lanes of travel on I-380 and struck a northbound tractor-trailer and passenger bus, resulting in the deaths of three people and serious injuries to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. KaretnySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  2. Commonwealth v. HugginsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  3. Commonwealth v. DantzlerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  4. Commonwealth v. BongiornoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  5. Commonwealth v. KarnerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Com. v. Bostian, B.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
  2. Com. v. Fretts, J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2021
  3. Com. v. Bostian, B.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
  4. Com. v. Cornelius, C.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2023
  5. Com. v. Duplessis, R.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2023

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