Commonwealth v. Nevitt

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

Appellant was convicted of blackmail and conspiracy to commit blackmail. In his appeal from judgment of sentence, he alleges that the evidence was insufficient to support the guilty verdict.

Reviewing the evidence most favorably to the Commonwealth, Commonwealth v. Tabb, 417 Pa. 13, 207 A. 2d 884 (1965), we find the following:

Wayne McCue was driving with a number of companions from Ford City to White Oak, when Officer Piekielek attempted to stop McCue’s car. McCue, however, would not stop and attempted to escape the pursuing officer. Finally, in McKeesport, a roadblock…