Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 5/16/2005

Commonwealth v. Randolph

Citations

873 A.2d 1277
582 Pa. 576
2005 Pa. LEXIS 1030

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reiterating that “[a] ‘willful, deliberate and premeditated killing’ occurs where the actor has manifested the specific intent to end the life of the victim”
reiterating that “[a] ‘willful, deliberate and premeditated killing’ occurs where the actor has manifested the specific intent to end the life of the victim”
finding that the firing of a gun into a victim’s back qualified as use of a deadly weapon on a vital part of the victim and was sufficient evidence of a specific intent to kill
finding no error where defendant validly waived right to counsel and then failed to present mitigating evidence
discretion is abused when the law is misapplied, or the trial court’s judgment is manifestly unreasonable, partial, prejudiced, biased, or arising from ill-will towards the defendant as reflected in the evidence or record
“The use of a deadly weapon on a vital part of the human body is sufficient to establish the specific intent to kill.”

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

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