Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Jefferson

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 19, 1979No. 219 and 220PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CIRILLO, Judge:

In July of 1976, appellant Robert Lee Jefferson was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree and conspiracy. 1 Post-verdict motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to imprisonment for life and a concurrent term of one to two years, respectively. This direct appeal followed. We affirm the judgment of sentence.

Appellant first argues that the evidence presented by the Commonwealth was insufficient to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. In determining the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain a criminal conviction, we must consider the evidence, direct and…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Commonwealth v. ClairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. Commonwealth v. BlairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Commonwealth v. AgieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  5. Commonwealth v. EilandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CarterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. Commonwealth v. ThomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Commonwealth v. DardenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Commonwealth v. KlingerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Commonwealth v. BeaufordSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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