Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Paschall

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 13, 1969No. Appeal, 1270PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

Appellant maintains that his conviction by a judge sitting without a jury is not supported by the evidence.

The facts in this case are as follows.

On the evening of October 26, 1962, appellant, his pregnant wife and two friends visited the G. G. Bar in Philadelphia. Shortly thereafter, appellant’s wife took sick or began labor and appellant, dressed in a white rain coat, left the bar after announcing his intention to get a car so that he could take his wife to the hospital. The bartender testified that about five or ten minutes later, a man, six feet tall, dressed in a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. KloiberSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  2. Commonwealth v. EVANSSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  3. Commonwealth v. GooslinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  4. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  5. Commonwealth v. NicholsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1965

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LeeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
  2. Commonwealth v. HarrisonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  3. Commonwealth v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  4. Commonwealth v. KennedySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Commonwealth v. HarrisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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