Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Franklin

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 24, 2013PublishedCited by 138 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

STEVENS, P.J.

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence entered by the Court of Common Pleas after Appellant Franklin Moses (a.k.a. Moses Franklin)1 was convicted of resisting arrest2 and disorderly conduct.3 Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his convictions. We affirm.

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WidmerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  2. Commonwealth v. DiStefanoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  3. Commonwealth v. BrewerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  4. Commonwealth v. MurphySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  5. Commonwealth v. FedorekSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008

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3Cited by138 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. TukhiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  2. Com. v. Cox, V., Jr.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
  3. Com. v. Wright, B.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2021
  4. Com. v. Cox v. Jr.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
  5. Com. v. Johnson, A.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2024

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