Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Lanager

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 11, 1987No. 00539PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPOVICH, Judge:

This is an appeal by the Commonwealth from the orders 1 of the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County granting the motion in arrest of judgment (at Nos. 1521 and 1651 of 1983) of the defendant/appellee, Daniel L. Lanager. We reverse.

The standard of review in such a case has been re-stated by this Court in Commonwealth v. Robinson, 351 Pa.Super. 309, 311-12, 505 A.2d 997, 998 (1986); viz.:

In reviewing an appeal from a trial court’s granting of motion in arrest of judgment, we must determine whether the evidence offered by the Commonwealth was legally sufficient to support the…

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2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. General Electric Credit Corp. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  2. Commonwealth v. BlevinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. Commonwealth v. MeadowsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Commonwealth v. MeltonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  5. Commonwealth v. HorvathSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MurphySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  2. Commonwealth v. GibsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. Commonwealth v. TillerySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  4. Commonwealth v. BrundidgeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  5. Commonwealth v. SnowdySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992

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