Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Kennedy

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 12, 1979No. 217PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NIX, Judge:

Appellant Kennedy was convicted for first degree murder and possession of an instrument of crime following a bench trial and sentenced to life imprisonment. He raises five issues for our review, the first of which concerns the sufficiency of the evidence to support his convictions.

To evaluate the sufficiency of the evidence, we must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth as verdict winner, accept as true all the evidence and all reasonable inferences upon which, if believed, the [trier of fact] could properly have based its verdict, and determine whether…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Commonwealth v. FarquharsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Commonwealth v. TateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Commonwealth v. RansomeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. AndersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. Commonwealth v. KerstenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Commonwealth v. StarksSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Commonwealth v. SatchellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Commonwealth v. WrightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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