Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Phillips

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 20, 1978No. 306PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JACOBS, President Judge:

Appellant Jeffrey Phillips was convicted by a jury of receiving stolen property and escape. The only issue he raises on this appeal is whether the evidence presented was sufficient to sustain his conviction of receiving stolen property. A review of the record indicates that the evidence was sufficient. Our review of the record also indicates, however, that the sentence imposed upon appellant was illegal; we therefore remand this case to the lower court for resentencing.

The test for determining sufficiency of the evidence is whether, accepting as true all evidence and…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RigginsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Commonwealth v. MartinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  3. Commonwealth v. KostkaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Commonwealth v. HendersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. FordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Commonwealth v. WhitemanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Commonwealth v. LoschSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. Commonwealth v. RobinsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  5. Commonwealth v. HarrisonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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