Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. King

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 19, 1977No. 823PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRICE, Judge:

On December 13,1974, appellant Clarence King was found guilty of two counts of burglary by a judge sitting without a jury. A direct appeal was taken although no post-trial motions had been filed. On May 7, 1975, this court remanded the case for the filing of post-trial motions. On January 7, 1976, the post-trial motions were denied, resulting in this appeal. We affirm.

At 1:00 a. m. on September 2,1974, Albert Croce discovered an intruder in his Philadelphia apartment at 4816 Florence Avenue. Mr. Croce yelled for help and the intruder jumped out the window. Later that morning, Mr.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Commonwealth v. HicksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
  4. Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  5. Commonwealth v. BerriosSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DennisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  2. Commonwealth v. HookSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. SabbSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Commonwealth v. CrissySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Commonwealth v. BynumSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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