Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 8/18/2003

Commonwealth v. Hall

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830 A.2d 537
574 Pa. 233
2003 Pa. LEXIS 1437

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explaining that, to be guilty of criminal attempt, a defendant's con scious objective must be to cause the result necessary to the substantive crime
noting that due process is implicated “only if, under the facts of the -5- J-S57039-17 Judgment Entered. Joseph D. Seletyn, Esq. Prothonotary Date: 10/18/2017 case, there is no rational way the trier could make the connection permitted by the inference.” (citation omitted)
stating intent can be found where one verbalizes reasons for his actions
evidence fleeing defendant fired gun twice in direction of police sufficient to sustain conviction for aggravated assault
“A gun is a lethal weapon; pointing it towards a person, and then discharging it, speaks volumes as to one’s intention.”
Intent to 36 \Serious bodily injury\ as used for purposes of robbery pursuant to Section 370l(a)(l)(ii

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Judges: Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor, Eakin

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