Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Wilamowski
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 9, 1993No. 98 Western District Appeal Docket 1991PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
PAPADAKOS, Justice.
Following a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of criminal mischief 1 and attempted burglary (theft). 2 He was sentenced to prison for a term of five to ten years. The Superior Court affirmed the conviction. 411 Pa.Super. 670, 593 A.2d 916.
The facts indicate that at approximately 11:00 p.m., a sleeping homeowner was aroused in his darkened house by a loud noise. He discovered that the door to his integral garage had been pushed in by a crushing blow which had caused it to split off from its frame and pulled off of its three hinges.
The same loud noise…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HardcastleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Commonwealth v. GravesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. KennedySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. StanleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. GordonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Gear v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2011
- Commonwealth v. AlstonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Commonwealth v. MagnumSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Commonwealth v. BakerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
- Commonwealth v. CouchSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
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