Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Williams
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 1, 1971No. Appeal, 531PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Eagen,
This appeal is from the judgment of sentence imposed on the appellant, James Williams, following his conviction by a jury of murder in the second degree.
The prosecution resulted from the fatal stabbing of Robert Whitaker. Williams contends the trial evidence was insufficient to connect him with the crime. We disagree.
As we have said many times, the test to be applied in determining the sufficiency of the evidence is whether accepting as true all of the evidence, be it direct or circumstantial or both, and all reasonable inferences arising therefrom, upon which, if…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Minor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LambertSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Commonwealth v. ThomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Commonwealth v. TateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. SampsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
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