"Malice Is Malice": The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Closes the Door on a DUI-Specific Malice Standard

When does drunk driving become murder? That question has lingered in Pennsylvania law for decades, mostly because two of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's prior decisions — Commonwealth v. O'Hanlon…


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