Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Gray

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 19, 1982No. 2704PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPAETH, Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment of sentence of burglary. Appellant argues that the evidence was insufficient, and, by new counsel, that trial counsel was ineffective. We have concluded that the evidence was not insufficient, but that appellant’s claim that trial counsel was ineffective has arguable merit. We therefore remand for further proceedings.

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In deciding the sufficiency of evidence, we must first accept as true all the evidence upon which the trier of fact could properly have based the verdict, and then ask whether that evidence, with all reasonable inferences from…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  2. Commonwealth v. FortuneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. Commonwealth v. SherardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Commonwealth v. PetriskoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  5. Commonwealth v. NoleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. FlynnSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Commonwealth v. DudenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Commonwealth v. BoettcherSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Commonwealth v. McKnightSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. Commonwealth v. MartinezSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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