Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Ratsamy
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 20, 2007No. 50 EAP 2006PublishedCited by 200 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice FITZGERALD.
We granted allowance of appeal to determine whether the Superior Court failed to apply the proper substantive standard of review for a sufficiency of the evidence claim in a criminal matter. We conclude the Superior Court recognized yet misapplied the standard established by this Court. Accordingly, we vacate the order of the Superior Court and remand for reinstatement of the judgment of sentence.
The relevant facts are as follows. Police officers were conducting undercover surveillance of suspected drug trafficking activity, with a focus on an individual named Lamont…
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