In any case, evidence plays a major role, and a big factor surrounding the evidence in a case is the weight of the evidence. Weight of evidence is the significance of the proof on side of a cause is greater than on the other. In many states, judges are prohibited from instructing juries on the weight to be given to evidence. When a verdict has been rendered against the weight of the evidence, the court may grant a new trial. If something like this did happen to you, you should call your Bucks County criminal lawyers and get this taken care of quickly.
In the case of Commonwealth v. Weathers, the trial court did not err in rejecting Weathers’ claim that the verdict of guilty for Criminal Mischief was against the weight of the evidence.
In this case, the evidence established that the victim had damage to his vehicle 5-10 minutes after he forced Weathers to leave the store the victim was working in. The victim’s vehicle was parked outside of the store as well. During the trial, the victim’s cousin and owner of the store testified that Weathers called her and told her that he had damaged the victim’s vehicle. Weathers, trying to discredit his prior confession, relied only on his own self-serving testimony. In this case, the court was right not to grant a new trial because the testimony from the victim’s cousin was not weighted anymore highly than Weathers testimony. For your information the cite of Weathers is Commonwealth v. Weathers, 95 A. 3d 908 (Pa.Super. 2014).