Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Franks

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 26, 1979No. 2130PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRICE, Judge:

Following a jury trial completed on September 14, 1977, appellant was found guilty of burglary. 1 Post-trial motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were denied, and he was subsequently sentenced to a term of imprisonment of from three to six years. Because we now determine appellant’s allegations of error by the trial court to be without merit, we affirm that judgment of sentence.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth as verdict winner, the facts adduced at trial are as follows. At approximately 2:35 a. m. on July 13, 1977, the owners of a garage…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Commonwealth v. WhackSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Commonwealth v. HolmesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Commonwealth v. WoodwardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. StokesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. Commonwealth v. HallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  3. Commonwealth v. WhiteSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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