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23 Pennsylvania opinions name it 2 courts 1999–2025 7 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Pennsylvania courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Wright v. Commonwealthgreen2 sentences2023See Commonwealth v. Spotz, 84 A.3d 294 , 318 n.18 (Pa. 2014) (citations omitted); Pa.R.A.P. 302(b) (“A general -8- J-S41020-22 exception to the charge to the jury will not preserve an issue for appeal. 2016It is well-settled that “[i]n order to preserve a claim that a jury instruction was erroneously given, the appellant must have objected to the charge at trial.” See Commonwealth v. Spotz, 84 A.3d 294 , 318 n. 18 (Pa. 2014) (citations omitted); Pa.R.A.P. 302(b) (“A general exception to the charge to the jury will not preserve an issue for appeal. | 12 | 13 |
Commonwealth v. Parkergreen2 sentences2023Preliminarily, “to preserve a claim that a jury instruction was erroneously given, the [a]ppellant must have objected to the charge at trial.” Commonwealth v. Parker, 104 A.3d 17, 29 (Pa.Super. 2014), appeal denied, 632 Pa. 669 , 117 A.3d 296 (2015). 2021We disagree. “[T]o preserve a claim that a jury instruction was erroneously given, the [a]ppellant must have objected to the charge at trial.” Commonwealth v. Parker, 104 A.3d 17, 29 (Pa.Super. 2014), appeal denied, 632 Pa. 669 , 117 A.3d 296 (2015). | 9 | 9 |
Buchanan v. Angelonegreen2 sentences1999See generally Buchanan v. Angelone, 522 U.S. 269 , - n. 4, 118 S.Ct. 757 , 762 n. 4, 139 L.Ed.2d 702 (1998) (suggesting in dictum that capital jury instruction not be subjected to "a strained parsing of the language,” but instead be given "the ordinary meaning of [its] language and structure”); Boyde v. California, 494 U.S. 370, 381 , 110 S.Ct. 1190, 1198 , 108 L.Ed.2d 316 (1990) (directing that, when evaluating a claim that a jury instruction is ambiguous and hence subject to an erroneous interpretation, courts must recognize that jurors are not left to evaluate the instruction’s meaning indi 1999See generally Buchanan v. Angelone, 522 U.S. 269 , - n. 4, 118 S.Ct. 757 , 762 n. 4, 139 L.Ed.2d 702 (1998) (suggesting in dictum that capital jury instruction not be subjected to "a strained parsing of the language,” but instead be given "the ordinary meaning of [its] language and structure”); Boyde v. California, 494 U.S. 370, 381 , 110 S.Ct. 1190, 1198 , 108 L.Ed.2d 316 (1990) (directing that, when evaluating a claim that a jury instruction is ambiguous and hence subject to an erroneous interpretation, courts must recognize that jurors are not left to evaluate the instruction’s meaning indi | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Pennsylvania. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Blystone v. Pennsylvania
green
2 sentences1999See generally Buchanan v. Angelone, 522 U.S. 269 , - n. 4, 118 S.Ct. 757 , 762 n. 4, 139 L.Ed.2d 702 (1998) (suggesting in dictum that capital jury instruction not be subjected to "a strained parsing of the language,” but instead be given "the ordinary meaning of [its] language and structure”); Boyde v. California, 494 U.S. 370, 381 , 110 S.Ct. 1190, 1198 , 108 L.Ed.2d 316 (1990) (directing that, when evaluating a claim that a jury instruction is ambiguous and hence subject to an erroneous interpretation, courts must recognize that jurors are not left to evaluate the instruction’s meaning indi 1999See generally Buchanan v. Angelone, 522 U.S. 269 , - n. 4, 118 S.Ct. 757 , 762 n. 4, 139 L.Ed.2d 702 (1998) (suggesting in dictum that capital jury instruction not be subjected to "a strained parsing of the language,” but instead be given "the ordinary meaning of [its] language and structure”); Boyde v. California, 494 U.S. 370, 381 , 110 S.Ct. 1190, 1198 , 108 L.Ed.2d 316 (1990) (directing that, when evaluating a claim that a jury instruction is ambiguous and hence subject to an erroneous interpretation, courts must recognize that jurors are not left to evaluate the instruction’s meaning indi | 1 | 1999–1999 |
Boyde v. California
green
2 sentences1999See generally Buchanan v. Angelone, 522 U.S. 269 , - n. 4, 118 S.Ct. 757 , 762 n. 4, 139 L.Ed.2d 702 (1998) (suggesting in dictum that capital jury instruction not be subjected to "a strained parsing of the language,” but instead be given "the ordinary meaning of [its] language and structure”); Boyde v. California, 494 U.S. 370, 381 , 110 S.Ct. 1190, 1198 , 108 L.Ed.2d 316 (1990) (directing that, when evaluating a claim that a jury instruction is ambiguous and hence subject to an erroneous interpretation, courts must recognize that jurors are not left to evaluate the instruction’s meaning indi 1999See generally Buchanan v. Angelone, 522 U.S. 269 , - n. 4, 118 S.Ct. 757 , 762 n. 4, 139 L.Ed.2d 702 (1998) (suggesting in dictum that capital jury instruction not be subjected to "a strained parsing of the language,” but instead be given "the ordinary meaning of [its] language and structure”); Boyde v. California, 494 U.S. 370, 381 , 110 S.Ct. 1190, 1198 , 108 L.Ed.2d 316 (1990) (directing that, when evaluating a claim that a jury instruction is ambiguous and hence subject to an erroneous interpretation, courts must recognize that jurors are not left to evaluate the instruction’s meaning indi | 1 | 1999–1999 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.