Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Robinson

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 4, 1986No. 01184PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPOVICH, Judge:

This is an appeal by the Commonwealth from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County granting a motion in arrest of judgment by the defendant/appellee, Jerry Robinson. We reverse.

The standard of review in such a ease has been stated by this Court in Commonwealth v. Nelson, 245 Pa.Super. 33, 36, 369 A.2d 279, 280 (1976), aff’d 476 Pa. 269, 382 A.2d 715 (1977); to-wit:

In reviewing an appeal from a trial court’s granting of motion in arrest of judgment, we must determine whether the evidence offered by the Commonwealth was legally sufficient to support the…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. TabbSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  2. Commonwealth v. StrantzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  3. Commonwealth v. GarrettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  4. Commonwealth v. LowrySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  5. Commonwealth v. RouxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  2. Commonwealth v. BaskervilleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  3. Commonwealth v. BigelowSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  4. Commonwealth v. CampbellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. Commonwealth v. CodySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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