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· 11/14/2001

Commonwealth v. Galindes

Citations

  • 786 A.2d 1004
  • 2001 Pa. Super. 315
  • 2001 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3431

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • concluding that the firing of a weapon constitutes the type of conduct likely to result in serious bodily injury
  • concluding that the evidence was sufficient to support firearms convictions, despite the fact that the police never recovered a firearm, where witness testimony indicated that the defendant possessed a firearm
  • holding firing a gun at someone is conduct that is likely to result in serious bodily injury and shows intent to injure
  • explaining that “[e]ven though [intended victim] was not struck by any bullets, the act of firing a gun toward him constitutes an attempt to cause serious bodily injury” and thus was sufficient to prove aggravated assault
  • affirming firearms convictions where the only evidence that a firearm was used during an attempted burglary was the victim’s testimony that he heard gunshots and saw flashes
  • finding sufficient evidence of conspiracy - 11 - J-S92026-16 to commit burglary where appellants knocked on front door to determine whether someone was home, took turns kicking back door, and, when discovered, fled and fired shots

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Judges: Hudock, Stevens, Olszewski

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