Commonwealth v. Drum
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
58 Pa. 9 (1868)
Relevant factsFree
William Drum (defendant) was charged with killing David Mohigan; the source excerpt provides no further factual detail, focusing instead on the jury instructions given regarding the degrees of homicide under Pennsylvania law.
IssueFree
Whether a defendant may be guilty of first-degree murder where proof that the killing was willful, deliberate, and premeditated was not express, but only implied.