Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Paschall

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 21, 1984No. 01541PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPOVICH, Judge:

The appellant, John Paschall, Jr., contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction for burglary and conspiracy. Because we find that the Commonwealth showed nothing more than appellant’s mere presence at the crime scene, we must reverse the judgments of sentence and order the appellant discharged.1

Viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the verdict-winner, as well as all reasonable inferences therefrom, see Commonwealth v. Goodman, 465 Pa. 367, 350 A.2d 810 (1976), the following is deducible from the record: At approximately 7:15 a.m. on the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RoscioliSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Commonwealth v. CimaszewskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  3. Commonwealth v. StanleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  4. Commonwealth v. MeredithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. Commonwealth v. GoodmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MontiniSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  2. Commonwealth v. HargraveSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  3. Commonwealth v. BurtonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  4. Commonwealth v. RiveraSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  5. Commonwealth v. QuartapellaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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