Commonwealth v. McCloskey
Pennsylvania Superior Court
835 A.2d 801 (2003)
Relevant factsFree
Judith McCloskey (defendant) knowingly allowed her teenage daughters to serve two kegs of beer to about 40 underage guests at a party in her home without supervising who drove in and out; a heavily intoxicated 19-year-old driver fled the scene when police arrived, picked up other party guests, crashed, and killed two passengers and the driver, seriously injuring a third. McCloskey was convicted of three counts of involuntary manslaughter and appealed.
IssueFree
Whether, in order to give rise to criminal liability, the defendant's conduct must be a direct and substantial cause of the unlawful result.