COMMONWEALTH v. MEREDITH


490 Pa. 303 (1980)

416 A.2d 481

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Kevin MEREDITH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 3, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter B. Foster, Harrisburg, for appellant.

Marion E. MacIntyre, First Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY and KAUFFMAN, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

NIX, Justice.

Appellant, Kevin Meredith, was found guilty of murder of the first degree for the death of his 2½ year old stepdaughter, Kimberly, who had been left in his care by the child's mother, when she left for work on the day in question. This direct appeal follows the dismissal of post-verdict motions and the imposition of a sentence of life imprisonment.

On or about 12:25 p.m., Monday, April 17, 1978, a telephone...

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