· 7/14/1978
Commonwealth v. Hinchcliffe
Citations
- 388 A.2d 1068
- 479 Pa. 551
- 1978 Pa. LEXIS 749
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- use of deadly weapon on vital part of body justified finding of guilty of murder of third degree
- malice and self-defense are mutually exclusive; where evidence is sufficient to prove malice, prosecution has also met burden of disproving self-defense
- fact finder may believe any, all, or none of any witness’s testimony
- fact finder may believe any, all, or none of any witness’s testimony
- fact finder may believe any, all, or none of any witness's testimony
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Judges: Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix, Manderino, Larsen
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