1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Pa.
  4. 550 Pa.
  5. 550 Pa. 435 (1998)
 

COM. v. VERTICELLI

550 Pa. 435 (1998)

706 A.2d 820

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. William VERTICELLI, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 29, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodora K. Gaitas, Ann P. Russavage-Faust, Doylestown, for appellant.

Andrea Hudak, Doylestown, Stephen B. Harris, Warrington, for appellee.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

CAPPY, Justice.

This case presents the court with a question regarding the parameters of the closely related crime exception to the corpus delicti rule. Upon careful consideration this court finds that application of the closely related crime exception must be determined on a case-by-case basis. For the reasons as more fully set forth herein, the decision of the Superior Court is affirmed in part and reversed in part.

The essential...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases