Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. DiNicola

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 24, 1983No. 290PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAVANAUGH, Judge:

Appellant, Louis P. DiNicola, was convicted of arson and three counts of murder in the second degree following a jury trial before McClelland, J. Following denial of his motions in arrest of judgment and for new trial he was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences. He has appealed from the judgment of sentence.

Appellant’s first contention is that the evidence is insufficient to sustain his convictions. The test for sufficiency of evidence in a criminal case is whether the evidence admitted at trial is sufficient to prove every element of the crime charged beyond a…

2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. KloiberSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  2. Commonwealth v. StoltzfusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Commonwealth v. GravelySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Commonwealth v. YountSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  5. Commonwealth v. GoosbySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DiNicolaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Commonwealth v. DiNicolaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Giambra v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Commonwealth v. DiNicolaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Com. v. Pasqualichio, M.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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