Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 12/5/1974

Commonwealth v. Petrakovich

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329 A.2d 844
459 Pa. 511
1974 Pa. LEXIS 486

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evidence that deceased wife had caused appellant to be arrested for her assault admissible to rebut defendant’s contention that he had no motive to kill her and that their marriage relationship had been compatible
Dissenting opinion of Roberts, J., joined by Manderino, J.
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Judges: Eagen, Jones, Manderino, Nix, O'Brien, Pomeroy, Roberts

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