401 Pa. Super. 409 - Commonwealth v. D'Angelo’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on New Motor Vehicle Board of California v. Chevrolet Motor Division, General Motors Corp. · Commonwealth v. Farquharson · Commonwealth v. Woodhouse · Commonwealth v. Fahy · Commonwealth v. Thomas
Most-quoted passages
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“In evaluating this contention [i.e., the defendant’s challenge to the sufficiency of evidence], we [must] view the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth and, drawing all reasonable inferences therefrom favorable to the Commonwealth, determine if there is sufficient evidence to enable the trier of fact to find every element of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
How this case has been treated — in progress
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