Tag: #Sufficiency

Commonwealth v. Risoldi

In Commonwealth v. Risoldi, the Superior Court vacated the defendant’s conviction for theft by deception, ruling the evidence was insufficient to sustain the verdict. The Court also affirmed the denial

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In re N.S.

In re N.S. was a family law case in which the Superior Court determined that the evidence was insufficient to transfer custody of a dependent child from the mother. The

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Burns v. Cooper

The Superior Court held that Cooper’s statement to an insurance representative–“[Burns] was a liar who could not be trusted”–was sufficient to establish actual damages in a defamation action.

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Diaz v. Nabiyev

The Superior Court affirmed the trial court’s grant of a PFA, holding that the evidence was sufficient to sustain the trial court’s conclusion by a preponderance of the evidence that Nabiyev

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Commonwealth v. Steele

In Commonwealth v. Steele, the Superior Court ruled that using a police scanner to avoid the police after shooting someone is not sufficient to establish criminal use of a communication

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Commonwealth v. Nellom

A jury convicted the defendant of theft of services. The Superior Court affirmed, finding the evidence was sufficient to sustain the verdict. However, the Court held that Nellom’s sentence was

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In re D.P.

The trial court adjudicated D.P. delinquent for indecent assault of a person less than thirteen years old stemming from an incident between D.P., who was fifteen years old, and his

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