Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Ferretti

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 10, 1990No. 515PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPOVICH, Judge:

This case involves an appeal from the judgment of sentence (aggregating 5-14 years imprisonment) for burglary, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person by the appellant, Frank J. Ferretti. We affirm.

The evidence, to be viewed in a light most favorable to the Commonwealth as the verdict-winner, reveals that in October of 1987, Joanne Jennings met the appellant at her sister’s home. The next day, the two went on a date. This relationship lasted until Thanksgiving of 1987. At that time, Ms. Jennings informed the appellant she did not want to see him anymore. The…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. Smith v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. United States v. SalvucciSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BostickSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  2. Commonwealth v. MillerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  3. Commonwealth v. GovensSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  4. Hanna v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1991
  5. Commonwealth v. PetersonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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