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31 Pennsylvania opinions name it 2 courts 2012–2025 8 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Pennsylvania courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Sanfordgreen2 sentences2023Commonwealth v. Sanford, 863 A.2d 428 , 431 (Pa. 2004) (distinguishing concepts of sufficiency of evidence versus admissibility of evidence, but refusing to render any opinion on whether SVP expert’s “reliance on the affidavit of probable cause and the charging documents somehow rendered her testimony inadmissible[,] as this issue is not before this court”). 2023Commonwealth v. Sanford, 580 Pa. 604 , 863 A.2d 428, 431 (2004) (distinguishing concepts of sufficiency of evidence versus admissibility of evidence, but refusing to render any opinion on whether SVP expert’s “reliance on the affidavit of probable cause and the charging documents somehow rendered her testimony inadmissible, as this issue is not before this court”). | 9 | 9 |
Commonwealth v. Prendesred2 sentences2017Commonwealth v. Prendes, 97 A.3d 337, 355-56 (Pa. Super.) (citations omitted), appeal denied, 105 A.3d 736 (Pa. 2014). 2017Commonwealth v. Prendes, 97 A.3d 337, 355-56 (Pa. Super.) (citations omitted), appeal denied, 105 A.3d 736 (Pa. 2014). | 5 | 6 |
Commonwealth v. Yanoffgreen2 sentences2013See Commonwealth v. Yanoff, 456 Pa.Super. 222 , 690 A.2d 260, 263 (1997) (the proper remedy for a successful sufficiency claim is discharge, not a new trial). 2013See Commonwealth v. Yanoff, 456 Pa.Super. 222 , 690 A.2d 260, 263 (1997) (the proper remedy for a successful sufficiency claim is discharge, not a new trial). | 4 | 4 |
Commonwealth v. Torittogreen2 sentences2018Commonwealth v. Toritto, 67 A.3d 29, 33 (Pa.Super. 2013) (en banc); Commonwealth v. Breighner, 684 A.2d 143 (Pa.Super. 1996) (en banc). -5- J-S10014-18 support a conviction of disorderly conduct as enumerated under 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5503(a)(3)? 2017See Commonwealth v. Toritto, 67 A.3d 29, 33 (Pa. Super.) (en banc), appeal denied, 80 A.3d 777 (Pa. 2013). | 4 | 4 |
Commonwealth v. Widmergreen2 sentences2022See Commonwealth v. Widmer, 744 A.2d 745, 751-752 (Pa. 2000) (explaining differences between challenge to weight of evidence versus the sufficiency of evidence; the remedy for a successful challenge to the sufficiency of evidence is a judgment of acquittal; the remedy for a successful challenge to the weight of evidence is a new trial). -5- [The Prosecutor]: I did. [Defense Counsel]: Does it still have blood on it? [The Prosecutor]: I don’t know. 2021In disposing of these claims, the trial court correctly distinguished between the standard governing sufficiency and weight claims and the appropriate relief for each type of claim based on Sibley, supra, and Landis, supra. See Opinion on Post-Sentence Motion, 5/26/20, at 5-6; Widmer, supra, at 751 (explaining that a successful sufficiency claim results in complete discharge while a successful weight claim results in a new trial). | 2 | 2 |
Commonwealth v. Ruffingreen1 sentence2021See Commonwealth v. Ruffin, 463 A.2d 1117 , 1118 n.5 (Pa. Super. 1983) (holding that the appropriate remedy for an insufficiency claim would be a discharge and dismissal of all charges). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Fordgreen1 sentence2017Commonwealth v. Ford, 141 A.3d 547, 552 (Pa.Super. 2016). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Whitacregreen1 sentence2013“Our well-settled standard of review when evaluating a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence mandates that we assess the evidence and all reasonable inferences drawn therefrom in the light most favorable to the verdict-winner.” Commonwealth v. Whitacre, 878 A.2d 96, 99 (Pa.Super.2005). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Pennsylvania. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Breighner
green
2 sentences2018Commonwealth v. Toritto, 67 A.3d 29, 33 (Pa.Super. 2013) (en banc); Commonwealth v. Breighner, 684 A.2d 143 (Pa.Super. 1996) (en banc). -5- J-S10014-18 support a conviction of disorderly conduct as enumerated under 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5503(a)(3)? 2014Commonwealth v. Torrito, 67 A.3d 29, 33 (Pa.Super. 2013) (en banc); Commonwealth v. Breighner, 684 A.2d 143 (Pa.Super. 1996) (en banc). | 2 | 2014–2018 |
Com. v. Aumick, J.
green
1 sentence2025A successful sufficiency challenge can lead to an outright grant of relief such as a reversal of the SVP designation … We will reverse a trial court’s determination of SVP status only if the Commonwealth has not presented clear and convincing evidence that each element of the statute has been satisfied. - 45 - Commonwealth v. Aumick, 297 A.3d 770 , 776-77 (Pa. Super. 2023) (en banc) (internal citations, quotation marks and footnote omitted). | 1 | 2025–2025 |
Commonwealth v. Sibley
green
1 sentence2021In disposing of these claims, the trial court correctly distinguished between the standard governing sufficiency and weight claims and the appropriate relief for each type of claim based on Sibley, supra, and Landis, supra. See Opinion on Post-Sentence Motion, 5/26/20, at 5-6; Widmer, supra, at 751 (explaining that a successful sufficiency claim results in complete discharge while a successful weight claim results in a new trial). | 1 | 2021–2021 |
Commonwealth v. Landis
green
1 sentence2021In disposing of these claims, the trial court correctly distinguished between the standard governing sufficiency and weight claims and the appropriate relief for each type of claim based on Sibley, supra, and Landis, supra. See Opinion on Post-Sentence Motion, 5/26/20, at 5-6; Widmer, supra, at 751 (explaining that a successful sufficiency claim results in complete discharge while a successful weight claim results in a new trial). | 1 | 2021–2021 |
Braxton v. Glazer
green
1 sentence2015A successful sufficiency challenge can lead to an outright grant of relief such as a reversal of the SVP designation[.] Prendes, 97 A.3d at 356 . ____________________________________________ 3 Appellant does not challenge the admissibility of Ms. Manno’s expert testimony. | 1 | 2015–2015 |
Commonwealth v. Watley
green
1 sentence2015However, since a successful sufficiency challenge warrants discharge, we address that contention first. -6- J-A27008-15 Id. | 1 | 2015–2015 |
Commonwealth v. Conklin
green
1 sentence2012Conklin, 897 A.2d at 1175 n. 12. | 1 | 2012–2012 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.