Commonwealth v. Hargrave

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that, “[f]light does indicate consciousness of guilt, and a trial court may consider this as evidence, ‘along with other proof, from which guilt may be inferred.’”
• holding that, “[f]light does indicate consciousness of guilt, and a trial court may consider this as evidence, ‘along with other proof, from which guilt may be inferred.’”
• holding that flight alone is insufficient to prove guilt, but noting that the finder of fact may consider flight, along with other proofs, to find a defendant guilty
• concluding that evidence was insufficient to prove burglary where the evidence consisted of defendant’s presence at the scene of crime along with - 13 - J-A18017-15 his flight after arrest
• holding flight alone is insufficient to prove guilt, but noting that the finder of fact may consider flight, “along with other proof, from which guilt may be inferred.” (citations omitted)
• “Flight does indicate consciousness of guilt, and a trial court may consider this as evidence, along with other proof, from which guilt may be inferred.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).