Commonwealth v. Garrett
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Price, J.,
Appellant, David Garrett, appeals from a conviction of burglary before the Court of Common Pleas of *461Philadelphia County, alleging that the Commonwealth did not meet its burden of proof as to the elements of the crime.1
Viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the Commonwealth as we must, Commonwealth v. Portalatin, 223 Pa. Superior Ct. 33, 297 A. 2d 144 (1972), the evidence, as found by the lower court sitting without a jury, is as follows:
On June 25, .1972, appellant entered the record shop of James Sumner in order to obtain drugs. After entering the store, an…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Moszczynski v. AsheSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
- Commonwealth v. CarrollSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Commonwealth v. PortalatinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth v. EllisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
- Commonwealth v. SchultzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CrockerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth v. BoldenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. WilamowskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Commonwealth v. CostSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. MarkleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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