Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 5/22/2014

Commonwealth v. Thompson

Citations

93 A.3d 478
2014 Pa. Super. 106
2014 WL 2131965
2014 Pa. Super. LEXIS 1157

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holding that raising a weight of the evidence claim for the first time in a 1925(b) concise statement does not preserve the claim for appeal
Holding that appellant waived weight of the evidence claim by failing to file post- sentence motion.
holding that the failure to properly preserve a claim will result in waiver, even if the trial court addresses the issue in its Rule Pa.R.A.P. 1925(a) opinion
holding that the failure to raise a weight-of-the- evidence claim orally and on the record at the time of sentencing or in a post- sentence motion, results in waiver, even if trial court addresses the issue in its opinion
noting that if an appellant never gives the trial court the opportunity to provide relief, then there is no discretionary act that this Court can review
explaining that trial court never “ruled” on the issue when it addressed weight claim in its opinion; at that time, court was divested of jurisdiction and could not take further action

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Judges: Bender, Lazarus, Panella

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