Commonwealth v. Willetts
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFMAN, Judge:
Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his convictions of theft and attempted burglary. 1 We agree that appellant’s conviction of theft was unsupported by the evidence and, accordingly, reverse and remand for resentencing.
Viewed in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, Commonwealth v. Tate, 485 Pa. 180, 401 A.2d 353 (1979), the evidence adduced at trial revealed the following: Sometime during the night of February 18, 1977, a yellow van belonging to Wade Snider was stolen from the service station where.it had been parked. The van was used by Mr.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LockhartSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
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- Commonwealth v. OwensSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Commonwealth v. MadisonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Commonwealth v. SimmonsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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