Mrs. Patricia Tempest was convicted of first-degree murder for drowning her six-year-old son in the bathtub. She confessed to the crime and expressed a desire to have her son and husband out of her life. The appeal questions the sufficiency of evidence to find her sane and guilty and the admissibility of her confession. The court found that the evidence was sufficient to prove her legal sanity and specific intent to kill, despite her history of mental illness and hospitalization. The court also found her confession voluntary and admissible.
Commonwealth v. Tempest (1981)
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
496 Pa. 436, 437 A.2d 952
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