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COM. v. McCLOSKEY

835 A.2d 801 (2003)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Judith Claire McCLOSKEY, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed October 31, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary N. Asteak, Easton, for appellant.

John M. Morganelli, Asst. Dist. Atty., Easton, for Com., appellee.

Before: DEL SOLE, P.J., JOHNSON and BECK, JJ.

BECK, J.

¶ 1 Judith Claire McCloskey was convicted of three counts of involuntary manslaughter after dozens of teenagers attended a beer party in her home and three of them died in an automobile accident after leaving the party. Among other issues, we consider the evidentiary burden of establishing recklessness and causation in connection with involuntary manslaughter. We also discuss the relevance of prior bad acts evidence in this context. After a thorough...

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