WebCommonwealth v. Root. Rule: Involuntary manslaughter requires unlawful or reckless conduct which is the direct cause of a resulting death. Facts: Δ and another individual agreed to drag race at night on a rural highway. The posted speed limit for the highway was 50 miles per hour. During the race, the two men reached speeds in excess of 70 ...

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WebRoot - 403 Pa. 571, 170 A.2d 310 (1961) Rule: The tort liability concept of proximate cause is not a proper criterion of causation in a criminal homicide case sufficient … WebCommonwealth v. Root. Facts: Defendant was racing the decedent on a public road. While in a no-passing zone, the decedent attempted to pass the defendant in the left lane, … spectre flash matrix boots

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WebAlong the way, V screamed for a doctor, but Δ refused to stop until they got to his house. Shortly thereafter, Δ took V to her parents' house and a physician was called to treat Δ … WebIn Commonwealth v. Root, 403 Pa. 571, the competitor drove on the wrong side of the road head-on into an oncoming truck and was killed. The court held (p. 580) that "the tort liability concept of proximate cause has no proper place in prosecutions for criminal homicide and more direct causal connection is required for conviction . . .. WebCommonwealth v. Malone - 354 Pa. 180, 47 A.2d 445 (1946) Rule: At common law, the grand criterion which distinguishes murder from other killing was malice on the part of the killer and this malice is not necessarily malevolent to the deceased particularly but any evil design in general; the dictate of a wicked, depraved and malignant heart. Facts: spectre flash