Commonwealth v. Desabetino
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
ROWLEY, Judge:
Appellant was convicted, after a jury trial, of burglary and theft. Post-trial motions were filed and denied. ■ Appellant was sentenced to ten to twenty months imprisonment on the burglary count. A suspended sentence was imposed on the theft count.
Four issues are raised on appeal: 1) Was the evidence ' sufficient to support the convictions?; 2) Did the court err in failing to give an alibi instruction?; 3) Was counsel *564ineffective in failing to object to an erroneous jury instruction?; and 4) Was the sentence imposed illegal?
In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence to support…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HubbardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. RigginsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. PoundsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Commonwealth v. YoungSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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