Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 3/11/1983

Commonwealth v. Rodgers

Citations

456 A.2d 1352
500 Pa. 405
1983 Pa. LEXIS 472

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

ruling that \a shotgun blast to the head at short range\ establishes the specific intent to kill
ruling that a shotgun fired within short rang~ of the victim \establishes the specific intent to talce life\
ruling that a shotgun fired within a short range of the victim “establishes specific intent to take life”
concluding that evidence was sufficient to establish specific intent to kill; “The nature of the killing, a shotgun blast to the head at short range, establishes the specific intent to take life.”
noting that disclosure is required “upon pre-trial demand”
shotgun blast to. the head at close range establishes the specific intent to take life

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Roberts, Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, McDermott, Hutchinson, Zappala

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Cited by

18 cases in this archive cite this case.

Cites

18 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

Other cases with this name

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.