Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Ferguson

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 27, 1986No. 2234PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIEAND, Judge:

John Ferguson was tried nonjury and was found guilty of robbery1 and criminal conspiracy2 in connection with the armed robbery of a gasoline station in Philadelphia. Post-trial motions were denied, and sentence was imposed. On direct appeal, Ferguson contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the convictions for robbery and conspiracy and argues that trial counsel was ineffective. We perceive no merit in these contentions and affirm the judgment of sentence.

In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence,3 we view the evidence presented and all reasonable inferences *101ther…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PettusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  2. Commonwealth v. BuehlSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. Commonwealth v. TaylorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Commonwealth v. StoykoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Commonwealth v. TervalonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HoymanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  2. Commonwealth v. CarterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Commonwealth v. CarrSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. Commonwealth v. DumontSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Commonwealth v. LanagerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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