Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1997

Commonwealth v. Persichini

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided February 3, 1997

687 A.2d 819; 546 Pa. 595; 1997 Pa. LEXIS 295 (Atlantic Reporter, Second Series)

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

PER CURIAM:

AND NOW, this 3rd day of February, 1997, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, but LIMITED to the following issues:

1. Whether the trial court properly charged the jury concerning the corpus de-licti rule and its proper application to 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3301(e); and

2. "Whether the Commonwealth proved the corpus delicti of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3301(e) beyond a reasonable doubt independent of Petitioner’s admissions.

It is also ordered that this matter be submitted on briefs for final decision.

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