Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Fisher

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 27, 1976No. 507PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant contends that his conviction for burglary should be reversed for the following reasons: (1) there was insufficient evidence to support the verdict, (2) the verdict was against the weight of the evidence, (3) the trial court should have granted a mistrial because of a prejudicial statement advanced by a prosecution witness, (4) the trial court should have held a suppression hearing, (5) defense counsel was ineffective for failing to file a timely suppression motion, and (6) the sentence imposed was excessive.

In the early morning hours of January 21, 1974, Stanley’s…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  3. Commonwealth v. DancerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Commonwealth v. TwiggsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. Commonwealth v. YoungSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. Commonwealth v. JonesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. Commonwealth v. GaitherSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Commonwealth v. YoungSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Commonwealth v. MoyerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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