Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Byers

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 23, 1994PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

Jeffrey Dale Byers appeals from judgment of sentence after a jury found him guilty of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. 1 Byers claims that there was insufficient evidence to support the guilty verdict and that the sentence imposed was excessive. We do not address the sentencing issue because we agree that the evidence was insufficient to support the guilty verdict on the driving under the influence charge.

At approximately 3:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 9, 1992, Trooper Royce Capehart of the Pennsylvania State Police spotted a car sitting in the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GriscavageSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  2. Commonwealth v. KohlSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Commonwealth v. HarperSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Commonwealth v. KlochSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  5. Commonwealth v. LeibSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BrothersonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  2. Commonwealth v. WoodruffSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. Commonwealth v. WolenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  4. Walkden v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  5. Commonwealth v. SaundersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997

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