Commonwealth v. Caye (1975)
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Com. v. Potter, S. (2025)
In relying on Commonwealth v. Caye, 348 A.2d 136, 137 (Pa. 1975), Appellant points out that the inference of malice can be rebutted by direct evidence demonstrating an absence of malice, even where a deadly weapon is used on a vital part of the body.
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Commonwealth v. Seibert (1993)
“While this inference is well recognized in our law it will not be permitted to support a finding of malice where the direct evidence presented in the Commonwealth’s case proves the contrary.” Commonwealth v. Caye, 465 Pa. 98, 101 , 348 A.2d 136, 137 (1975).
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Commonwealth v. Carbone (1988)
Commonwealth v. Caye, 465 Pa. at 101 , 348 A.2d at 137 (1975).
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Commonwealth v. O'SEARO (1976)
Our cases have permitted the fact that an actor uses a dangerous weapon on a vital part of the body of another human being to justify a jury finding, 1) that the actor possessed the requisite malice required in common law murder, Commonwealth v. Caye, 465 Pa. 98, 100 , 348 A.2d 136, 137 (1975); Commonwealth v. Boyd, 463 Pa. 343 , 344 A.2d 864 (1975), and 2) that the act was committed pursuant to a specific intent to kill.
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Com. v. Reaves, N. (2016)
“While this inference is well recognized in our law it will not be permitted to support a finding of malice where the direct evidence presented in the Commonwealth’s case proves the contrary.” Commonwealth v. Caye, 348 A.2d 136, 137 (Pa. 1975).
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Commonwealth v. Gelber (1991)
In reversing Caye’s murder conviction, our Supreme Court recognized the well established principle that an inference of malice may be drawn from the fact that a deadly weapon had been used upon a vital part of another’s body, Id., 465 Pa. at 101 , 348 A.2d at 137 , but held that the inference of malice would not be permitted “where the *391 direct evidence presented in the Commonwealth’s case proves the contrary.” Id., 465 Pa. at 101 , 348 A.2d at 137 (emphasis added.) The C…
emphasis added.
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Commonwealth v. Mizell (1984)
However, “[w]hile this inference is well recognized in our law, it will not be permitted to support a finding of malice where the direct evidence presented in the Commonwealth’s case proves the contrary.” (Emphasis in original.) Commonwealth v. McGuire, 487 Pa., 208, 213 , 409 A.2d 313, 316 (1979), quoting Commonwealth v. Caye, 465 Pa. 98, 101 , 348 A.2d 136, 137 (1975).
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Commonwealth v. Motley (1977)
Commonwealth v. Brown, 467 Pa. 388, 392 , 357 A.2d 147, 149 (1976); Commonwealth v. Caye, 465 Pa. 98, 101 , 348 A.2d 136, 137 (1975); Commonwealth v. Robson, 461 Pa. 615, 625 , 337 A.2d 573, 578 , cert. denied, 423 U.S. 934 , 96 S.Ct. 290 , 46 L.Ed.2d 265 (1975); Commonwealth v. Boyd, 461 Pa. 17, 22 , 334 A.2d 610, 613 (1975); Commonwealth v. Bundy, 458 Pa. 240 , 328 A.2d 517 (1974); Commonwealth v. Petrisko, 442 Pa. 575 , 275 A.2d 48 (1971); Commonwealth v. Mount, 416 Pa. 3…
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Commonwealth v. Murphy (1999)
See Commonwealth v. Caye, 465 Pa. 98, 101 , 348 A.2d 136, 137 (1975).
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Commonwealth v. McGuire (1979)
See Commonwealth v. Caye, 465 Pa. 98 , 348 A.2d 136 (1975).
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Com. v. DiPietro, R. (2025)
See Caye, 348 A.2d at 137 .
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Commonwealth v. Golden (1980)
See Commonwealth v. Caye, 465 Pa. 98 , 348 A.2d 136 (1975); Commonwealth v. Benaglio, 254 Pa.Super. 100 , 385 A.2d 544 (1978).
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Commonwealth v. Pandolfo (1982)
See Commonwealth v. Caye, 465 Pa. 98 , 348 A.2d *451 136 (1975); Commonwealth v. Taylor, 461 Pa. 557 , 337 A.2d 545 (1975).
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Commonwealth v. Flaherty (1979)
See Commonwealth v. Caye, 465 Pa. 98 , 384 A.2d 136 (1975); Commonwealth v. Benaglio, 254 Pa.Super. 100 , 385 A.2d 544 (1978).