Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 7/30/1993

Commonwealth v. Sattazahn

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631 A.2d 597
428 Pa. Super. 413
1993 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2475

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holding . that \[a] specific intent to kill can be inferr~d from the circumstances .surrounding an unlawful killing\
stating that “an immediate curative instruction to the jury may alleviate the harm which would otherwise result from reference to prior criminal conduct.”
reversing conviction for conspiracy to commit third degree murder and conspiracy to commit aggravated assault in the absence of evidence that co-felon shared criminal intent to commit violent attack
reversing conviction for conspiracy to commit third degree murder and conspiracy to commit aggravated assault in the absence of evidence that co-felon shared criminal intent to commit violent attack
applying the rules of Bricker, the court found that it was appropriate for the -witness to testify that he was to be given a stated sentence for giving truthful testimony
stating the “nature of the reference and whether the remark was intentionally elicited by the - 28 - J-A03006-21 & J-A03007-21 Commonwealth are [] factors to be considered in determining whether a mistrial is necessary.” (citation omitted)

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Judges: Rowley, Wieand, Hudock

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