COM. v. GAYNOR


538 Pa. 258 (1994)

648 A.2d 295

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Michael GAYNOR, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided September 29, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine Marshall, Alan Sacks, Robert Eisenberg, Philadelphia, for Com.

Thomas R. Quinn, Philadelphia, for M. Gaynor.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS, CAPPY and MONTEMURO, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

PAPADAKOS, Justice.

The unique facts of this case give rise to our consideration of the interplay among causation, specific intent and transferred intent in a case of murder of the first degree. As a case of first impression, we are directed to interpret these aspects of criminal law in order to determine whether Appellant was guilty of that crime even though he did not fire the fatal shot.

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