Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Turner

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 18, 1981No. 1773PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPOVICH, Judge:

Following a non-jury trial, appellant, Sandor Turner, was convicted of attempted burglary, 1 and possessing instruments of crime. 2 Post-verdict motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to serve a term of imprisonment of one to five years for attempted burglary and three years probation for possessing instruments of crime, the sentences to run concurrently.

In this direct appeal appellant argues that (1) the evidence was insufficient to sustain a conviction for attempted burglary; (2) trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to appellant’s improper conviction…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HubbardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Commonwealth v. StanleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. Commonwealth v. MadisonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Commonwealth v. LeeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. Commonwealth v. GoodmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. FordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Commonwealth v. HassineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Commonwealth v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Commonwealth v. MaguireSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Commonwealth v. VazquezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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