Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 10/15/1982

Commonwealth v. Parker

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451 A.2d 767
305 Pa. Super. 516
1982 Pa. Super. LEXIS 5431

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concluding that trial court exceeded its authority in reconsidering facts and sua sponte changing verdict to not guilty
Trial court’s reconsideration of a guilty verdict at post-verdict motion stage and entering not guilty decision was appealable
sua sponte reconsideration of the facts and change of verdicts by the trial court exceeded the court’s post-verdict authority
in considering motion in arrest of judgment, trial court is limited to determination of absence or presence of that quantum of evidence necessary to establish elements of crime
“[I]t is well established that a court may grant a new trial of its own motion, in the absence of a motion for a new trial if sufficient cause exists.”

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Judges: Wickersham, McEwen and Lipez

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