Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Barba

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 22, 1983No. 1862PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIEAND, Judge:

Rocco Barba was tried non-jury and found guilty on six counts of theft by receiving stolen property.1 On direct appeal, after post verdict motions were denied and sentences imposed, Barba contends (1) that the evidence was insufficient to support the guilty verdicts; (2) that the court erred in refusing to suppress evidence of the stolen goods found in appellant’s possession; (3) that he was unfairly prejudiced by evidence of uncharged acts of misconduct; and (4) that his sentence was excessive and based on improper considerations. These contentions are lacking in merit; and,…

2Cases cited66 opinions

  1. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  4. Andresen v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Zurcher v. Stanford DailySupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. In Re Search Warrant B-21778 GartleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Commonwealth v. SparksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Commonwealth v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Commonwealth v. BleighSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  5. Commonwealth v. DodgeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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