Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Strand

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 26, 1975No. 142PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

O’BRIEN, Justice.

On April 3, 1973, appellant, Helen Strand, was tried by a judge sitting without a jury and found guilty of murder in the second degree and not guilty of violations of the Uniform Firearms Act. Appellant filed post-trial motions, which were denied, and was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. This appeal followed.

Appellant first argues that the evidence was insufficient to prove her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. We do not agree. The record, read in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, establishes the following *546facts. On September 30, 1972,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Dunn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. Steckler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1925
  3. Commonwealth v. RobsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Commonwealth v. BlevinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. Commonwealth v. CarterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  2. Commonwealth v. GravelySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Moore, J.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  4. Commonwealth v. StatesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  5. Commonwealth v. GalloSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

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