Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Peterson

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 2, 1977No. 1843PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRICE, Judge:

On June 12, 1975, following a jury trial, appellant was found guilty of robbery 1 and conspiracy. 2 Post-trial motions were filed, argued and subsequently denied by a court en banc. This appeal raises the single issue of the sufficiency of the evidence. Our review of the record convinces us that the evidence was indeed sufficient to support the convictions, and we therefore affirm the judgment of sentence.

The charges against appellant stemmed from the December 17, 1974, armed robbery of J’s Submarine Shop in Easton, Pennsylvania. David Forker and Betsy Kels, employees at J’s,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. KloiberSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  2. Commonwealth v. RoscioliSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. Commonwealth v. BaileySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. Commonwealth v. ThomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. Commonwealth v. CimaszewskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GordonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. Commonwealth v. CadoganSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  3. Commonwealth v. MarshallSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Commonwealth v. CarterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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