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18 Pennsylvania opinions name it 2 courts 2009–2025 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Powellgreen2 sentences2025See also Commonwealth v. Watts, 333 A.3d 25 (Pa. Super. filed December 9, 2024) (holding lack of a contemporaneous objection constitutes a waiver of any challenge to the prosecutor's closing remarks) (citing Commonwealth v. Powell, 956 A.2d 406, 423 (Pa. 2008) (providing that the “absence of a contemporaneous objection below constitutes a waiver of appellant's current claim respecting the prosecutor's closing argument”); Commonwealth v. Butts, 434 A.2d 1216, 1219 (Pa. 1981) (providing that the failure to object during or after summation constitutes a waiver of prosecutorial misconduct claim). 2024Commonwealth v. Powell, 956 A.2d 406, 423 (Pa. 2008) (providing that the “absence of a contemporaneous objection below constitutes a waiver of appellant’s current claim respecting the prosecutor’s closing argument”); Commonwealth v. Butts, 434 A.2d 1216, 1219 (Pa. 1981) (providing that the failure to object during or after summation constitutes a waiver of prosecutorial misconduct claim). | 10 | 10 |
Commonwealth v. Riveragreen2 sentences2020As a prefatory matter, “the lack of a contemporaneous objection constitutes a waiver of any challenge to the prosecutor’s closing remarks.” Commonwealth v. Rivera, 603 Pa. 340, 370 , 983 A.2d 1211, 1229 (2009), cert. denied, 560 U.S. 909 , 130 S.Ct. 3282 , 176 L.Ed.2d 1191 (2010). 2020As a prefatory matter, “the lack of a contemporaneous objection constitutes a waiver of any challenge to the prosecutor’s closing remarks.” Commonwealth v. Rivera, 603 Pa. 340, 370 , 983 A.2d 1211, 1229 (2009), cert. denied, 560 U.S. 909 , 130 S.Ct. 3282 , 176 L.Ed.2d 1191 (2010). | 8 | 8 |
Commonwealth v. Buttsgreen2 sentences2025See also Commonwealth v. Watts, 333 A.3d 25 (Pa. Super. filed December 9, 2024) (holding lack of a contemporaneous objection constitutes a waiver of any challenge to the prosecutor's closing remarks) (citing Commonwealth v. Powell, 956 A.2d 406, 423 (Pa. 2008) (providing that the “absence of a contemporaneous objection below constitutes a waiver of appellant's current claim respecting the prosecutor's closing argument”); Commonwealth v. Butts, 434 A.2d 1216, 1219 (Pa. 1981) (providing that the failure to object during or after summation constitutes a waiver of prosecutorial misconduct claim). 2024Commonwealth v. Powell, 956 A.2d 406, 423 (Pa. 2008) (providing that the “absence of a contemporaneous objection below constitutes a waiver of appellant’s current claim respecting the prosecutor’s closing argument”); Commonwealth v. Butts, 434 A.2d 1216, 1219 (Pa. 1981) (providing that the failure to object during or after summation constitutes a waiver of prosecutorial misconduct claim). | 5 | 5 |
Commonwealth v. Williamsgreen1 sentence2025Additionally, it is well-settled that “the jury is presumed to have followed the trial court's instructions.” Commonwealth v. Williams, 863 A.2d 505, 517 (Pa. 2004) (citation omitted). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Parkergreen1 sentence2019See also Commonwealth v. Parker, 847 A.2d 745, 749-750 (Pa.Super. 2004) (“[I]t is well settled that failure to raise a contemporaneous objection constitutes a waiver of [an evidentiary] claim.”). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Pennsylvania. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Walker v. Thaler
procedural
2 sentences2020As a prefatory matter, “the lack of a contemporaneous objection constitutes a waiver of any challenge to the prosecutor’s closing remarks.” Commonwealth v. Rivera, 603 Pa. 340, 370 , 983 A.2d 1211, 1229 (2009), cert. denied, 560 U.S. 909 , 130 S.Ct. 3282 , 176 L.Ed.2d 1191 (2010). 2015N.T., 9/4/2014, at 135-136.14 We find this issue is waived. “[T]he lack of a contemporaneous objection constitutes a waiver of any challenge to the prosecutor’s closing remarks.” Commonwealth v. Rivera, 983 A.2d 1211, 1229 (Pa. 2009) (citation omitted), cert. denied, 560 U.S. 909 (2010). | 3 | 2015–2021 |
Barros v. McNeil
green
1 sentence2020As a prefatory matter, “the lack of a contemporaneous objection constitutes a waiver of any challenge to the prosecutor’s closing remarks.” Commonwealth v. Rivera, 603 Pa. 340, 370 , 983 A.2d 1211, 1229 (2009), cert. denied, 560 U.S. 909 , 130 S.Ct. 3282 , 176 L.Ed.2d 1191 (2010). | 1 | 2020–2020 |
Wilson v. Johnson
green
1 sentence2020As a prefatory matter, “the lack of a contemporaneous objection constitutes a waiver of any challenge to the prosecutor’s closing remarks.” Commonwealth v. Rivera, 603 Pa. 340, 370 , 983 A.2d 1211, 1229 (2009), cert. denied, 560 U.S. 909 , 130 S.Ct. 3282 , 176 L.Ed.2d 1191 (2010). | 1 | 2020–2020 |
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.