Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Haight

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 7, 1984No. 330PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DEL SOLE, Judge:

Appellant was convicted, after a jury trial, of burglary and criminal trespass. Post-trial motions were filed and denied. Appellant was sentenced to four to eight years imprisonment. This appeal followed.

Five issues are raised on appeal: 1) Is the verdict contrary to the weight of the evidence?; 2) Did the court err in permitting the testimony of a Commonwealth witness not previously disclosed to Appellant?; 3) Did the court err in permitting testimony that a co-defendant had previously *271been in jail?; 4) Were the prosecutor’s attacks on the veracity of a co-defendant…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. StorySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  2. Commonwealth v. PottsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Commonwealth v. FarriorSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HaightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Commonwealth v. MonoskySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Commonwealth v. BybelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  4. Commonwealth v. WaxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. Commonwealth v. ReeferSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990

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