Commonwealth v. Ventura

How courts have described this case

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• holding that a fatal stab wound to the heart gives rise to an inference of malice
• concluding that there was sufficient evidence to prove the appellant committed murder of the third degree where he stabbed the victim in the chest with a knife
• holding that Ventura’s contention that the trial court court imposed sentence based solely on the seriousness of the offense and failed to consider all relevant factors raised a substantial question
• holding that, where a sentencing court is informed by a PSI, “it is presumed that the court is aware of all appropriate sentencing factors and considerations, and that where the court has been so informed, its discretion should not be disturbed.”
• holding that, where a sentencing court is informed by a PSI, “it is presumed that the court is aware of all appropriate sentencing factors and considerations, and that where the court has been so informed, its discretion should not be disturbed.”
• holding that, where a sentencing court is informed by a PSI, “it is presumed that the court is aware of all appropriate sentencing factors and considerations, and that where the court has been so informed, its discretion should not be disturbed.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).