Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Furness

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 22, 2016No. 2778 EDA 2015PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

MUSMANNO, J.:

Paul Furness (“Furness”) appeals from the judgment of sentence imposed following his convictions for criminal trespass, attempted burglary, and possessing instruments of crime. 1 We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for resentencing.

The trial court set forth the relevant facts as follows:

On July 20, 2012, at approximately 10:00 a.m., Christopher Babiarz [ (“Babiarz”) ] saw [Furness] attempt to enter his home, located at 3170 Richmond Street, [Philadelphia,] through the window. On that morning, [Babiarz] heard “some rustling and banging at the back door” and…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  2. Alleyne v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  3. Commonwealth v. AntidormiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  4. Commonwealth v. TalbertSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  5. Commonwealth v. SanchezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011

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