Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Carpenter

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 3, 1984PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIEAND, Judge:

Patrick Carpenter, a/k/a James Merriman, was tried non-jury and was found guilty of burglary, criminal trespass, and criminal conspiracy in connection with a breaking and entering at a children’s clothing store in Philadelphia on the morning of Sunday, October 18, 1981. On direct appeal, after post-trial motions had been denied and sentence imposed, the only argument made is that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the finding of guilt. We reject this argument and affirm .the judgment of sentence.

In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence, we view the evidence in the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LovetteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. Commonwealth v. TaylorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Commonwealth v. StoykoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Commonwealth v. PronkoskieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Commonwealth v. CimaszewskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RiveraSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Commonwealth v. BabbsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Commonwealth v. FoxSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Commonwealth v. D'AlonzoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  5. Com. v. Zuah, P.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015

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