Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Eddington

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 28, 1978No. 439PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPAETH, Judge:

Appellant and three codefendants were convicted of burglary, theft and conspiracy. On appeal, appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence.

In appraising the sufficiency of evidence, we must apply a two-step test. First we must regard the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, accepting as true all evidence upon which the fact finder could properly have based its verdict; then we must ask whether that evidence, with all reasonable inferences from it, was sufficient to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Commonwealth v. Thomas, 465 Pa. 442, 350 A.2d…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GarrettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  2. Commonwealth v. OatesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  3. Commonwealth v. BaileySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. Commonwealth v. ThomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. Commonwealth v. CimaszewskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Scott v. Extracorporeal, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  2. Commonwealth v. TingleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. Commonwealth v. AndersonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Commonwealth v. MooreSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. Commonwealth v. CarterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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