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506 Pa. 460

Commonwealth v. Dennis

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 18, 1984

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · decided 1984-12-18

Cited by 6 later decisions — most recently March 1999

6 state decisions

Relies on Commonwealth v. Drum · Commonwealth v. Young

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Decided 1984-12-18

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¶1ORDER

PER CURIAM.

¶2The order of Superior Court affirming the appellant’s conviction for third degree murder is affirmed. While the killing was unintentional there was plainly sufficient evidence to show that the appellant “consciously disregarded an unjustified and extremely high risk that his actions might cause death or serious bodily harm.” Commonwealth v. Young, 494 Pa. 224, 228, 431 A.2d 230, 232 (1981). See also Commonwealth v. Drum, 58 Pa. 9, 15 (1868) (malice exists “where there is wickedness of disposition, hardness of heart, cruelty, recklessness of consequences, and a mind regardless of social duty ... ”).

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