Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Muniem

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 12, 1973No. Appeal, 1186PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Watkins, J.,

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence in the Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Division, of Philadelphia County, by the appellant, Ibrahim Abdul Muniem, a/k/a Vincent King; after conviction of burglary by the court below sitting without a jury; and from the denial of post-trial motions. The appellant was placed on probation for three years.

The Commonwealth proved only that the appellant was present within an empty warehouse with the door half open. He was walking out when the police arrived in response to a radio call. He was cooperative, did not run and had…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Moszczynski v. AsheSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  2. Commonwealth v. KravitzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  3. Commonwealth v. GarrettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  4. Commonwealth v. CarrollSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  5. Commonwealth v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GravesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Commonwealth v. MadisonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. Commonwealth v. McLaughlinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. Com. v. Giddings, D.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  5. Com. v. Johnson, B.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015

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