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9 Pennsylvania opinions name it 3 courts 1978–2026 2 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. Nicholsgreen2 sentences1988Commonwealth v. Nichols, 485 Pa. 1, 4 , 400 A.2d 1281, 1282 (1979). 1988Commonwealth v. Nichols, 485 Pa. 1, 4 , 400 A.2d 1281, 1282 (1979). | 2 | 2 |
Com. v. Gilliam, K.green2 sentences2026As this Court has explained, “[a] trial court may grant a mistrial only where the incident upon which the motion is based is of such a nature that its -6- unavoidable effect is to deprive the defendant of a fair trial by preventing the jury from weighing and rendering a true verdict.” Commonwealth v. Gilliam, 249 A.3d 257, 274 (Pa. Super. 2021) (citation omitted). [O]rdinarily, admission of testimony which describes, or from which the jury may infer, past criminal conduct by a defendant constitutes reversible error. 2025“A trial court may grant a mistrial only where the incident upon which the motion is based is of such a nature that its unavoidable effect is to deprive the defendant of a fair trial by preventing the jury from weighing and rendering a true verdict.” Id. (citation omitted). [O]rdinarily, admission of testimony which describes, or from which the jury may infer, past criminal conduct by a defendant constitutes reversible error. | 1 | 2 |
Commonwealth v. Colongreen2 sentences1994The purpose of this rule is to prevent the conviction of an accused for one crime by the use of evidence that he has committed other unrelated crimes, and to preclude the inference that because he has committed other crimes he was more likely to commit that crime for which he was being tried.” Id. at 351 , 399 A.2d at 1074 . (citations omitted) So, too, in Commonwealth v. Lark, 518 Pa. 290 , 543 A.2d 491 (1988), wherein the defendant was charged with murder, kidnapping and terroristic threats, the court found no prejudice in trying the defendant cumulatively. 1994The purpose of this rule is to prevent the conviction of an accused for one crime by the use of evidence that he has committed other unrelated crimes, and to preclude the inference that because he has committed other crimes he was more likely to commit that crime for which he was being tried.” Id. at 351 , 399 A.2d at 1074 . (citations omitted) So, too, in Commonwealth v. Lark, 518 Pa. 290 , 543 A.2d 491 (1988), wherein the defendant was charged with murder, kidnapping and terroristic threats, the court found no prejudice in trying the defendant cumulatively. | 1 | 2 |
Commonwealth v. Chamberlaingreen1 sentence2015“A trial court may grant a mistrial only where the incident upon which the motion is based is of such a nature that its unavoidable effect is to deprive the defendant of a fair trial by preventing the jury from weighing and rendering a true verdict.” Commonwealth v. Chamberlain, 30 A.3d 381, 422 (Pa. 2011) (citation and quotation marks omitted). [o]rdinarily, admission of testimony which describes, or from which the jury may infer, past criminal conduct by a defendant constitutes reversible error. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Pennsylvania. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Adams
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2 sentences1982Commonwealth v. Martin, 479 Pa. 63 , 387 A.2d 835 (1978); Commonwealth v. Adams, 476 Pa. 91 , 381 A.2d 882 (1977); Commonwealth v. Gore, 262 Pa.Super. 540 , 396 A.2d 1302 (1978). 1982Commonwealth v. Martin, 479 Pa. 63 , 387 A.2d 835 (1978); Commonwealth v. Adams, 476 Pa. 91 , 381 A.2d 882 (1977); Commonwealth v. Gore, 262 Pa.Super. 540 , 396 A.2d 1302 (1978). | 3 | 1978–1982 |
Commonwealth v. Martin
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2 sentences1982Commonwealth v. Martin, 479 Pa. 63 , 387 A.2d 835 (1978); Commonwealth v. Adams, 476 Pa. 91 , 381 A.2d 882 (1977); Commonwealth v. Gore, 262 Pa.Super. 540 , 396 A.2d 1302 (1978). 1982Commonwealth v. Martin, 479 Pa. 63 , 387 A.2d 835 (1978); Commonwealth v. Adams, 476 Pa. 91 , 381 A.2d 882 (1977); Commonwealth v. Gore, 262 Pa.Super. 540 , 396 A.2d 1302 (1978). | 3 | 1978–1982 |
Commonwealth v. Gore
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2 sentences1982Commonwealth v. Martin, 479 Pa. 63 , 387 A.2d 835 (1978); Commonwealth v. Adams, 476 Pa. 91 , 381 A.2d 882 (1977); Commonwealth v. Gore, 262 Pa.Super. 540 , 396 A.2d 1302 (1978). 1982Commonwealth v. Martin, 479 Pa. 63 , 387 A.2d 835 (1978); Commonwealth v. Adams, 476 Pa. 91 , 381 A.2d 882 (1977); Commonwealth v. Gore, 262 Pa.Super. 540 , 396 A.2d 1302 (1978). | 2 | 1979–1982 |
Commonwealth v. DeCampli
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2 sentences1979Commonwealth v. Martin, 479 Pa. 63 , 387 A.2d 835 (1978); Commonwealth v. Adams, 476 Pa. 91 , 381 A.2d 882 (1977); Commonwealth v. Gore, 262 Pa.Super. 540 , 396 A.2d 1302 (1978); Commonwealth v. DeCampli, 243 Pa.Super. 69 , 364 A.2d 454 (1976). 1979Commonwealth v. Martin, 479 Pa. 63 , 387 A.2d 835 (1978); Commonwealth v. Adams, 476 Pa. 91 , 381 A.2d 882 (1977); Commonwealth v. Gore, 262 Pa.Super. 540 , 396 A.2d 1302 (1978); Commonwealth v. DeCampli, 243 Pa.Super. 69 , 364 A.2d 454 (1976). | 2 | 1978–1979 |
Commonwealth v. Lark
green
2 sentences1994The purpose of this rule is to prevent the conviction of an accused for one crime by the use of evidence that he has committed other unrelated crimes, and to preclude the inference that because he has committed other crimes he was more likely to commit that crime for which he was being tried.” Id. at 351 , 399 A.2d at 1074 . (citations omitted) So, too, in Commonwealth v. Lark, 518 Pa. 290 , 543 A.2d 491 (1988), wherein the defendant was charged with murder, kidnapping and terroristic threats, the court found no prejudice in trying the defendant cumulatively. 1994The purpose of this rule is to prevent the conviction of an accused for one crime by the use of evidence that he has committed other unrelated crimes, and to preclude the inference that because he has committed other crimes he was more likely to commit that crime for which he was being tried.” Id. at 351 , 399 A.2d at 1074 . (citations omitted) So, too, in Commonwealth v. Lark, 518 Pa. 290 , 543 A.2d 491 (1988), wherein the defendant was charged with murder, kidnapping and terroristic threats, the court found no prejudice in trying the defendant cumulatively. | 1 | 1994–1994 |
Commonwealth v. Wright
green
2 sentences1978Commonwealth v. Martin, 479 Pa. 63 , 387 A.2d 835 (1978); Commonwealth v. Adams, 476 Pa. 91 , 381 A.2d 882 (1977); Commonwealth v. Wright, 259 Pa.Super. 293 , 393 A.2d 833 (1978); Commonwealth v. DeCampli, 243 Pa.Super. 69 , 364 A.2d 454 (1976). 1978Commonwealth v. Martin, 479 Pa. 63 , 387 A.2d 835 (1978); Commonwealth v. Adams, 476 Pa. 91 , 381 A.2d 882 (1977); Commonwealth v. Wright, 259 Pa.Super. 293 , 393 A.2d 833 (1978); Commonwealth v. DeCampli, 243 Pa.Super. 69 , 364 A.2d 454 (1976). | 1 | 1978–1978 |
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.