Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Williams

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 4, 1980No. 1843PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIEAND, Judge:

Willie C. Williams, appellant, was convicted of forgery 1 and criminal attempt to commit theft by deception. 2 Fol lowing denial of post trial motions, appellant was sentenced on the forgery charge to serve a term of imprisonment for not less than three years nor more than seven years and to pay a fine of $50. For the offense of criminal attempt, he was sentenced to serve a concurrent term of not less than one year nor more than two years. On appeal, appellant raises eight issues, five of which challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the convictions. The remaining…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Commonwealth v. TabbSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  3. Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Commonwealth v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. Commonwealth v. TurzaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BentleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. Commonwealth v. BarnesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. PlusquellicSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Commonwealth v. FieldsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. Commonwealth v. FriedSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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