Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Jackson

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 18, 1984No. 15 E.D. Appeal Dkt. 1984PublishedCited by 153 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

McDermott, justice.

The Commonwealth appeals the Superior Court’s reversal of the judgments of sentence imposed upon the appellee, Craig Jackson. 1 On July 3,1981, the appellee was convicted by Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Stanley L. Kubacki, sitting without a jury, of robbery 2 and conspiracy. 3 The solé issue is whether there was sufficient evidence to support the convictions. We reverse.

The complainant, Thomas Mingo, testified that he was getting off a trolley in Philadelphia when he was kicked by the appellee who then, along with a group of at least seven others, followed…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LovetteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. Commonwealth v. MacOlinoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. RouxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Commonwealth v. KennedySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Commonwealth v. StockardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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3Cited by153 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. Cruz-CentenoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  2. Commonwealth v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. Commonwealth v. ChesterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  4. Commonwealth v. HawkinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  5. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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