Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Vernille

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 27, 1980No. 1249PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRICE, Judge:

Following a jury trial, appellant was convicted of theft by receiving stolen property. 1 After denial of post-trial motions, he was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of two to five years. He appeals to this court contending that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict, that the trial court erred in its instructions to the jury and in admitting certain evidence, and that the sentence was an abuse of judicial discretion and excessive. Finding no merit in any of these contentions, we affirm the judgment of sentence.

In weighing the sufficiency of the evidence, we must…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Pennsylvania v. MimmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. United States v. ChadwickSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MeadowsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  2. Commonwealth v. P.L.S.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  3. Commonwealth v. BensonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Commonwealth v. FrankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. Commonwealth v. FrazierSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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