Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 12/29/2009

Commonwealth v. Smith

Citations

985 A.2d 886
604 Pa. 126
2009 Pa. LEXIS 2789

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holding that the defendant’s failure to develop properly his argument with proper citation to the record results in waiver of the claim
stating that the medical examiner’s testimony regarding seven separate gunshot wounds was sufficient to allow the jury to conclude that the victim was intentionally killed
stating that the medical examiner’s testimony regarding seven separate gunshot wounds was sufficient to allow the jury to conclude that the victim was intentionally killed
stating that an intent to kill may be established by evidence that the defendant “use[d] … a deadly weapon on a vital part of the victim’s body”
finding evidence that victim suffered gunshot wounds to the torso was sufficient evidence for fact-finder to infer specific intent to kill
finding evidence sufficient to convict defendant of first-degree murder as co- conspirator despite not being one to fire fatal bullet

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Judges: Castille, Saylor, Eakin, Baer, Todd, McCaffery, Greenspan

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