Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1/18/1996
Commonwealth v. Stevens
Citations
- 670 A.2d 623
- 543 Pa. 204
- 1996 Pa. LEXIS 19
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- relying upon medical testimony that shooting was incapable of killing or causing victim to lose consciousness
- use of hollow point bullets, which are highly destructive, illustrates intent to kill by means of torture
- same, where none of the nine gunshot wounds to victim, inflicted with use of hollow point bullets, were individually capable of causing death, and final shot to scrotum area done with intent to sexually maim
- same, where none of the nine gunshot wounds to victim, inflicted with use of hollow point bullets, were individually capable of causing death, and final shot to scrotum area done with intent to sexually maim
- none of wounds caused victim to lose consciousness
- none of wounds caused victim to lose consciousness
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Judges: Nix, Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Montemuro
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14 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. CountermanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-10-26· cited 134×
- Commonwealth v. SaranchakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-04-24· cited 120×
- Commonwealth v. KarenbauerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-07-22· cited 96×
- Commonwealth v. StevensSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-10-27· cited 92×
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2000-05-02· cited 89×
- Commonwealth v. SpeightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-05-20· cited 70×
- Commonwealth v. OckenhouseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-08-21· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. SpellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-10-07· cited 33×
- Commonwealth v. IrbySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-08-08· cited 19×
- Pappas EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1968-03-15· cited 18×
- Stevens v. BeardW.D. Pennsylvania· 2010-03-29· cited 4×
- Stevens v. HornW.D. Pennsylvania· 2004-05-26· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. StevensSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-05-23
- Commonwealth v. RiveraLehigh County Court of Common Pleas· 2005-05-17
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