Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Michaux

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 12, 1987No. 1269PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIEAND, Judge:

Chris Lamont Michaux was convicted by a jury of burglary and criminal conspiracy and was sentenced to serve a *454term of imprisonment of not less than two nor more than four years. The conviction was based entirely upon circumstantial evidence, including evidence that a police bloodhound had tracked and identified Michaux as one of the perpetrators of the burglary. In this appeal, Michaux argues that (1) the evidence was insufficient to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the testimony that a bloodhound had trailed and identified him was inadmissible hearsay, the…

2Cases cited55 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. TaylorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. State v. RowlandSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
  3. Epperly v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1982
  4. State v. IversonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1971
  5. People v. PfanschmidtIllinois Supreme Court · 1914

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PattersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  2. Commonwealth v. CollazoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. McDuffie v. StateCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1992
  4. State v. BridgeOhio Court of Appeals · 1989
  5. Commonwealth v. BealeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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