Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Griffey

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 2, 1973No. Appeal, 115PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

John Joseph Grzyminski and Richard Larry Griffey were convicted by a jury in a joint trial in Bucks County of conspiracy and attempted burglary. Post trial motions were denied and a prison sentence of one to five years was imposed on Griffey on the attempted burglary conviction. Sentence was suspended on the conspiracy conviction. Griffey filed an appeal in the Superior Court which unanimously affirmed “the judgment” without opinion. We granted allocatur and now reverse.

From the Commonwealth’s evidence at trial, the jury was warranted in finding the following facts:

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HornbergerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  2. Commonwealth v. DorisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RouxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Commonwealth v. JoyceMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1984
  3. Commonwealth v. PetrieSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Commonwealth v. YoungSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. Commonwealth v. LaurinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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