Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Shapiro

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 16, 1972No. Appeal, 1499PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

Appellant contends that his shoplifting conviction should be reversed because the Commonwealth’s evidence was insufficient to establish that appellant possessed the requisite intent needed for conviction.

The appellant was charged with shoplifting a box of bushings from the Sears and Roebuck department store in Norristown.

When a verdict of guilty is rendered, the court, in determining whether or not to set aside the conviction, must review all the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution which by reason of the verdict, is entitled to all reasonable…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. TabbSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  2. Commonwealth v. MooreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  3. Commonwealth v. ClintonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  4. Commonwealth v. StonerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
  5. Commonwealth v. ZimmermanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1969

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  2. Commonwealth v. LutherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. WoodSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  4. Karkut v. Target Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2006
  5. Commonwealth v. NellomSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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