Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 3/25/1974

Commonwealth v. Turner

Citations

456 Pa. 116
317 A.2d 298
1974 Pa. LEXIS 507

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suggesting that “recent possession” must be defined as being so recent that thief could not have- divested himself of property
holding possession of recently stolen property could justify conclusion possessor was thief where additional facts established rational nexus sufficient to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt
larceny conviction reversed per Nix, J., joined by Manderino, J., with Eagen, O’Brien and Pomeroy, JJ., concurring in the result
in a criminal case where the fact to be inferred is the guilt of the crime charged or one of the elements of that crime, any standard less than reasona ble doubt would be repugnant to the interpretation of the presumption of innocence as understood in this jurisdiction
condemning directed verdict as “abhorrent to the criminal law.”
dissenting opinion by ROBERTS, J.

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Judges: Nix, Jones, Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Mander-Ino

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