Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Scott

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 25, 2009PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

BENDER, J.:

¶ 1 Desmond Scott appeals the judgment of sentence imposed following his conviction of Escape, 18 Pa.C.S. § 5121, in connection with his failure to return to a Community Correction Center. Scott contends that the evidence adduced at trial was not legally sufficient to sustain his conviction as he was on parole at the time of the events charged and that the record fails to establish otherwise. Upon review, we find no merit in Scott’s assertion. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of sentence.1

*997¶ 2 The record reveals that Scott was convicted of Burglary and commenced two to…

2Cases cited6 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. DavisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  5. Commonwealth v. HopferSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2009

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BibbsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  2. Com. v. Benzo, J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  3. Com. v. Brown, B.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  4. Com. v. Buxton, C.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  5. Com. v. Cameron, M.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016

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