[Download] "Commonwealth Pennsylvania v. William Prosdocimo" by Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Commonwealth Pennsylvania v. William Prosdocimo
- Author : Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
- Release Date : January 17, 1990
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 72 KB
Description
Prosdocimo was one of several people tried for participation in the murder of Gary DeStefano on June 14, 1979. Prosdocimo and the victim, along with a number of other people, were engaged in transporting illegal drugs from Florida and selling them in western Pennsylvania. Prosdocimo and others conceived a plan whereby they would steal drugs brought into Pennsylvania by Gerald Walls and DeStefano; during the execution of the plan, DeStefano was shot in the face and killed by co-conspirator Robert Bricker. On May 22, 1985, Prosdocimo was convicted by a jury of second-degree murder, and was eventually sentenced to life imprisonment. On appeal, a divided panel of the Superior Court reversed the judgment of sentence and awarded Prosdocimo a new trial, holding that confusing and incorrect jury instructions on felony-murder and robbery prejudiced Prosdocimo and constituted reversible error. Commonwealth v. Prosdocimo, 375 Pa. Super. 622, 541 A.2d 32 (1988). We allowed the appeal of the Commonwealth in order to review the jury charge and to determine whether the relief awarded by the Superior Court is necessary and proper.