Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Blough

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 17, 1987No. 1365PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Judge:

Defendant, Donald Blough, appeals nunc pro tunc 1 from the judgment of sentence imposed upon convictions of arson and related offenses. On appeal, appellant raises two issues: (1) whether the evidence presented was insufficient to sustain the verdict; and (2) whether trial counsel was ineffective in failing to object, on the grounds of spousal immunity, to the testimony of a Commonwealth witness regarding a statement made by appellant’s wife. 2 We find that the issues raised on appeal are without merit. We therefore affirm.

Following a jury trial, appellant was found guilty of…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PeterkinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  2. Commonwealth v. NelsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Commonwealth v. StoykoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Commonwealth v. ZapataSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  5. Commonwealth v. HolmesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LewisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  2. Schmalz v. Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  3. Commonwealth v. ZdraleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  4. Commonwealth v. DubinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990

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