Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Ashford

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 27, 1979No. 1344PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRICE, Judge:

At the completion of trial by jury on May 20, 1977, appellant was found guilty of the offense of terroristic threats. 1 Following denial of his motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial, he brought the instant appeal challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and the constitutionality of section 2706. Finding both that the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction, and that appellant has not preserved the issue regarding the constitutionality of the statute, we affirm the judgment of sentence of the trial court.

The facts pertinent to appellant’s insufficiency…

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BlairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Commonwealth v. HolmesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Commonwealth v. TrowbridgeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Commonwealth v. HolguinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. Commonwealth v. WhiteSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. AnneskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Commonwealth v. KiddSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  3. Commonwealth v. DankoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Commonwealth v. ChanceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. In Re MaloneySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994

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