Malice Necessary to Convict for Third-Degree Murder in Pennsylvania Still Requires Wickedness of Disposition and Hardness of Heart: Commonwealth v. Santos

Authors

Jean M. Mosites

Abstract

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that a defendant can be found to have acted with malice when the evidence shows that he recklessly used a gun in deliberate disregard of the danger posed to others.

Commonwealth v. Santos, 876 A.2d 360 (Pa. 2005).

First Page

595

Recommended Citation

Jean M. Mosites, Malice Necessary to Convict for Third-Degree Murder in Pennsylvania Still Requires Wickedness of Disposition and Hardness of Heart: Commonwealth v. Santos, 44 Duq. L. Rev. 595 (2006).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol44/iss3/11