Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Kearse

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 2, 1984No. 300PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*3McEWEN, Judge:

After a jury had by verdict determined that appellant was guilty of robbery and trial counsel had filed post-verdict motions, the trial court, upon the pro se petition of appellant, appointed new counsel who filed amended motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment which included allegations of ineffectiveness of trial counsel. Following the denial of these motions, appellant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of from four and one-half years to nine years. This direct appeal followed. We affirm.

Appellant contends that (1) the evidence was insufficient to sustain the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BighumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Commonwealth v. RootsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Commonwealth v. HendersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  4. Commonwealth v. GonceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Commonwealth v. DuffySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. Commonwealth v. McEnanySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  4. Commonwealth v. GordonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. Commonwealth v. GallagherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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