Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Widmer
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 20, 2000No. 60 M.D. 1999PublishedCited by 1,378 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
CAPPY, Justice.
This appeal presents the question of whether the Superior Court erred in reversing the trial court’s decision to grant a new trial on the basis that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence. Appellant challenges both the scope and standard of review utilized by the Superior Court. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the decision of the Superior Court.
A jury convicted appellant of rape and indecent assault on June 22, 1994. Appellant chose not to file post-trial motions and proceeded to sentencing on July 22, 1994. Following the imposition of…
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