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Commonwealth v. Campbell

Citations

  • 651 A.2d 1096
  • 539 Pa. 212
  • 1994 Pa. LEXIS 815

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that acquittal of sole alleged co-conspirator does not per se preclude conviction of remaining defendant, even if defendants are jointly tried
  • holding that, generally, “an acquittal cannot be interpreted as a specific finding in relation to some of the evidence”
  • holding that acquittal of sole alleged co-conspirator does not per se preclude conviction of remaining defendant, even if defendants are jointly tried
  • holding that “consistency in verdicts in a joint trial for conspiracy is not necessarily required”
  • stating that “the convicted conspirator can always challenge his conviction upon sufficiency of the evidence grounds”
  • holding even where co-defendants are tried together inconsistent verdicts alone is not grounds for a new trial

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Judges: Nix, Flaherty, Zappala, Papadakos, Cappy, Castille, Montemuro

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