Commonwealth v. Groft
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
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
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Grady v. CorbinSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Dowling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Commonwealth v. TuladzieckiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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