402 Pa. Super. 615 - Commonwealth v. Yetsick’s Empirical Analysis

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23 state decisions

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1. “[T]he trier of fact is free to believe all, part, or none of the evidence presented, [Commonwealth v. ]Griscavage, supra, 512 Pa. [540] at 546, 517 A.2d [1256] at 1259 [(1986 )], and that “the Commonwealth may sustain its burden of proving every element of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt by means of wholly circumstantial evidence.” Commonwealth v. Harper, supra, 485 Pa. [572] at 576, 403 A.2d [536] at 538 [(1979)].”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 2003 Pa. Super. 65 - Commonwealth v. Johnson

2. “an appellate court must review the evidence presented and all reasonable inferences drawn therefrom in a light most favorable to the verdict winner and determine whether on the record there is a sufficient basis to support the challenged conviction.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re KRB

3. “determine if the trier of fact could reasonably have concluded that all of the elements of the crime were established beyond a reasonable doubt.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re KRB