Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Gladden

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 26, 1995No. 1009PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Judge:

In this opinion, we are called upon to determine primarily whether evidence of constructive possession and accomplice liability presented at trial is sufficient to support an appellant’s conviction of the crime of possession of an instrument of crime. We hold that evidence of constructive possession and accomplice liability is sufficient to support an appellant’s conviction of possession of an instrument of crime. Accordingly, we affirm.

The relevant facts and procedural background are as follows. In the early evening, on March 11, 1992, Charles Jenkins and Craig Williams went to…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LovetteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  3. Commonwealth v. StanleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Commonwealth v. CocciolettiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Commonwealth v. TownsendSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LambertSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  2. Commonwealth v. ManleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  3. Commonwealth v. MurphySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  4. Commonwealth v. AdamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  5. Commonwealth v. HeidlerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999

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