Commonwealth v. Somershoe

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth v. Somershoe

426 A.2d 576, 493 Pa. 333, 1981 Pa. LEXIS 766

CourtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania

DecidedMarch 13, 1981

DocketNo. 80-3-677

StatusPublished

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Commonwealth v. Somershoe, 426 A.2d 576, 493 Pa. 333, 1981 Pa. LEXIS 766 (Pa. 1981).

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OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

Appellant was found guilty of burglary, larceny, receiving stolen goods, possessing burglary tools, and conspiracy. He was sentenced to four to fifteen years imprisonment. The Superior Court affirmed appellant’s judgment of sentence, and we granted allowance of appeal. Appellant claims that a codefendant’s self-incriminating statement which exculpates appellant should have been admitted at trial as a declaration against penal interest.

After reviewing the record, we find this claim to be without merit. Consequently, the judgment of sentence is affirmed.

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OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

Appellant was found guilty of burglary, larceny, receiving stolen goods, possessing burglary tools, and conspiracy. He was sentenced to four to fifteen years imprisonment. The Superior Court affirmed appellant’s judgment of sentence, and we granted allowance of appeal. Appellant claims that a codefendant’s self-incriminating statement which exculpates appellant should have been admitted at trial as a declaration against penal interest.

After reviewing the record, we find this claim to be without merit. Consequently, the judgment of sentence is affirmed.

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426 A.2d 576, 493 Pa. 333, 1981 Pa. LEXIS 766, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/commonwealth-v-somershoe-pa-1981.