Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Lovette

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 5, 1982No. 497PublishedCited by 195 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NIX, Justice.

In this appeal appellant seeks in the alternative discharge or the award of a new trial. In the first instance it is contended the evidence presented against appellant was insufficient as a matter of law to sustain the conviction. The alternative position, that at the very least the judgment of sentence must be vacated and a new trial awarded, is predicated upon the claims that the court erred in denying the suppression motion and the rejection of after-discovered evidence was improper. Although we do not accept appellant’s assertion as to the insufficiency of the…

2Cases cited52 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  3. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  4. Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964

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3Cited by195 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MatosSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  2. Commonwealth v. EdmistonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  3. Commonwealth v. MacOlinoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Commonwealth v. MelendezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  5. Commonwealth v. ZhahirSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000

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