Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Harrison

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 24, 1981No. 2562PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPOVICH, Judge:

The lower court sitting without á jury found appellant guilty of theft by receiving stolen property; 1 post verdict motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to six to twenty-three months imprisonment. In this direct appeal, appellant’s only claim is that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the lower court’s judgment of sentence.

Before responding to appellant’s sufficiency claim, this Court needs to address an issue which arose after the appeal was filed. To-wit, while the case was pending, the District…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. SMALICH v. WestfallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  2. Commonwealth v. RoscioliSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. Commonwealth v. DiFrancescoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. Commonwealth v. HendersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Gary Lee Doctor v. Gilbert A. WaltersCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
  2. Commonwealth v. WhitemanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Commonwealth v. PottsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Commonwealth v. GrabowskiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Commonwealth v. Von AczelSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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