Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Bachert
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 19, 1979No. 258 and 259PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIX, Justice:
Appellant, William Bachert, was convicted by a jury of first degree murder, criminal conspiracy, theft by unlawful taking, kidnapping and robbery, with the jury recommending a life sentence on the murder conviction. Five issues are raised for our consideration, the first of which concerns the sufficiency of the evidence to support the murder verdict.
To evaluate the sufficiency of the evidence, we must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth as verdict winner, accept as true all the evidence and all reasonable inferences upon which if believed, the jury…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Commonwealth v. RigginsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. StrantzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Commonwealth v. LowrySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Commonwealth v. TateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Commonwealth v. RifeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BachertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Clifford Smith v. Martin Horn, Commissioner, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections James Price, Superintendent, of the State Correctional Institution at Greene, and Joseph P. Mazurkiewicz, Superintendent, of the State Correctional Institution at Rockview Clifford Smith v. Martin Horn, Commissioner, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections James Price, Superintendent, of the State Correctional Institution at Greene, and Joseph P. Mazurkiewicz, Superintendent, of the State Correctional Institution at RockviewCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- Commonwealth v. FordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Commonwealth v. HuffmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Commonwealth v. LaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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