Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Saksek

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 5, 1987No. 2337PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TAMILIA, Judge:

This is an appeal from judgment of sentence following appellant’s conviction in a jury trial of robbery, theft, reckless endangerment and receiving stolen goods.

Testimony indicated that a food store was robbed at gunpoint by a man identified by the store clerk as appellant/Saksek. A car registered to appellant was involved in a high-speed chase shortly after the robbery. Inside the car, which was found abandoned in a creek, were appellant’s wallet and a receipt made out to appellant for a .38 caliber revolver. Witnesses also identified appellant as an individual hitchhiking in…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  2. Commonwealth v. ChenetSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Commonwealth v. ReaganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Commonwealth v. JenschSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. Commonwealth v. DatesmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CastroSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  2. Commonwealth v. RodgersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Commonwealth v. DiamondSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  4. Commonwealth v. CopelandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Commonwealth v. GriffinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996

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