Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Smith

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 25, 2016No. 2207 EDA 2015PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*260OPINION BY

STEVENS, P.J.E.:

Darían Smith (“Appellant”) appeals from the judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, which, sitting as finder-of-fact in Appellant’s waiver trial, convicted him of possession of a firearm with altered manufacturer’s number.1 Sentenced to one and one-half to three years’ incarceration, Appellant challenges the sufficiency and weight of the evidence — including a chain of custody argument — and contends the trial court denied his pre-sentence motion for extraordinary relief in error. We affirm.

The trial court aptly summarizes…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ClaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  2. Greater Erie Industrial Development Corp. v. Presque Isle Downs, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  3. Commonwealth v. SullivanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  4. Commonwealth v. ParkerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  5. Commonwealth v. HartleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006

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