449 Pa. Super. 433 - Commonwealth v. Beckwith’s Empirical Analysis
1996
Citation profile
10
cited by 10 later decisions
1
states following
July 2017
most recently cited
10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Blockburger v. United States · Commonwealth v. Sneed · Commonwealth v. Marshall · Commonwealth v. Allen · 324 Pa. Super. 456 - Commonwealth v. Shain
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“A true “weight of the evidence” claim contends the verdict is a product of speculation or conjecture. Such a claim requires a new trial only when the verdict is so contrary to the evidence as to shock one’s sense of justice. Commonwealth v. Ables, 404 Pa.Super. 169 , 590 A.2d 334 (1991) [, appeal denied, 528 Pa. 620 , 597 A.2d 1150 (1991) ]. A decision regarding the weight of the evidence is within the sound discretion of the trial judge whose decision will not be reversed on appeal absent an abuse of that discretion. Commonwealth v. Fox, 422 Pa.Super. 224 , 619 A.2d 327 (1993) [, appeal denied, 535 Pa. 659 , 634 A.2d 222 (1993) ].”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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