Commonwealth v. Fitzpatrick, J., Aplt.

Summary

The Court held that expert testimony concerning the manner of death, although not legally required, must satisfy the same reasonable-degree-of-certainty requirement applicable to all expert opinions. Because the Commonwealth’s expert expressly testified that his homicide opinion was held only to a more-likely-than-not standard, the opinion was inadmissible. The Court reversed the Superior Court and remanded for further proceedings consistent with its opinion.