Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Desabetino

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 12, 1983No. 1155PublishedCited by 3 opinions

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

  1. Commonwealth v. HubbardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Commonwealth v. RigginsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Commonwealth v. PoundsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Commonwealth v. YoungSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DownsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. Commonwealth v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Com. v. Schultz, R.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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