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Title: Commonwealth v. forbes
Author : Texas Court of Appeals
Release Date : January 28, 2005
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 66 KB

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1 Appellant, Earl Forbes, appeals from his judgment of sentence and asks us to determine whether the verdict was against the weight of the evidence and whether the court erred in charging the jury on the elements of burglary. Appellant also asks us to determine whether the court erred in applying Pennsylvanias "two-strikes" sentencing statute. Specifically, Appellant claims 42 Pa.C.S.A. Â§ 9714(a)(1) offends due process under the United States and Pennsylvania Constitutions. We hold the verdict was not against the weight of the evidence and Appellants challenge to the courts jury instruction on the elements of burglary is waived. We further hold the courts application of Section 9714(a)(1) did not offend Appellants due process rights under the United States and Pennsylvania Constitutions. Accordingly, we affirm.