Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Davis

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 31, 1983No. 1049PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to sustain his conviction for conspiracy to commit theft by deception. Because the evidence fails to establish appellant’s knowledge of any criminal purpose, we reverse the judgment of sentence and order appellant discharged.

In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence, we must determine, upon viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth as verdict winner, whether a factfinder could reasonably have found all elements of a crime beyond a reasonable doubt. Commonwealth v. Dolfi, 483 Pa. 266, 396 A.2d 635…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HubbardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Commonwealth v. NewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
  3. Commonwealth v. RouxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Commonwealth v. YobbagySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  5. Commonwealth v. AndersonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CarterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  3. Commonwealth v. SnyderSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Commonwealth v. ScatenaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Commonwealth v. MillsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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