Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Groft

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 14, 1993No. 1266PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIEAND, Judge:

Earl R. Groft, a fifty-six (56) year old adult male, was tried by jury and was found guilty of defiant trespass, 1 based upon his refusal to leave the home of his mother after she repeatedly told him to find another place to live. Following the denial of post-trial motions, Groft was sentenced to pay a fine of three hundred ($300.00) dollars, pay the costs of prosecution and undergo imprisonment for not less than eighty-one (81) days nor more than one (1) year. 2 On direct appeal from the judgment of sentence, Groft contends that: (1) there was insufficient evidence to sustain…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Grady v. CorbinSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. Dowling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Commonwealth v. TuladzieckiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. Cruz-CentenoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  2. D'ERRICO v. DeFazioSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  3. Commonwealth v. ManevalSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  4. Commonwealth v. WidmerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  5. Commonwealth v. NelsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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