Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Eckert

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 16, 1991No. 296PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPOVICH, Judge:

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County, following appellant’s conviction of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.1

Herein, appellant questions whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain his conviction. After reviewing the record in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, we are certain that the Commonwealth failed to establish all elements of tampering with or fabrication of physical evidence beyond a reasonable doubt. Commonwealth v. Wallace, 522 Pa. 297, 304, 561 A.2d 719, 722 n. 7;…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WallaceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  2. Commonwealth v. SyreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Commonwealth v. MadisonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MoralesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  2. Commonwealth v. Heisterkamp, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Dauphin County1992

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