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Commonwealth v. OliverCommonwealth v. Oliver

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Feb 1, 1980
No. 119
Reporters:
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Before:
Larsen

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of murder of the ‍​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‍first degree and possessing instruments of crime. Post-verdict motions were denied and this appeal followed.

Appellant contends that there was insufficient ‍​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‍evidence to support his murder of the first degree conviction. We have made an independent study of the record and have ‍​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‍found that there was sufficient evidence to support appellant’s murder of the first degree conviction.

Appellant also contends that there was insufficient ‍​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‍evidence to support his possessing instruments of crime conviction. This issue was not raised in post-verdict motions and, therefore, it ‍​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‍was waived. Commonwealth v. Blair, 460 Pa. 31, 331 A.2d 213 (1975).

Judgments of sentence affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Commonwealth v. Oliver
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Date Published: Feb 1, 1980
Citations: 410 A.2d 751; 487 Pa. 555; 1980 Pa. LEXIS 481; No. 119
Docket Number: No. 119
Court Abbreviation: Pa.
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