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7 Pennsylvania opinions name it 2 courts 1978–2021 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. Mourygreen2 sentences2019See Moury, 992 A.2d at 177 (holding that police officer’s testimony that defendant invoked his right to an attorney and did not want to talk to the police was cured by prompt cautionary instruction “[g]iven the limited reference to [the defendant’s] initial decision to have an attorney present” and where the comment was not purposefully elicited or exploited by -8- J-S38045-19 the Commonwealth); Commonwealth v. Anderjack, 413 A.2d 693 , 698- 700 (Pa. Super. 1979) (holding that a prompt cautionary instruction overcame any prejudice resulting from police officer’s testimony that defendant refuse 2017Id. | 1 | 2 |
Commonwealth v. Anderjackgreen2 sentences2019See Moury, 992 A.2d at 177 (holding that police officer’s testimony that defendant invoked his right to an attorney and did not want to talk to the police was cured by prompt cautionary instruction “[g]iven the limited reference to [the defendant’s] initial decision to have an attorney present” and where the comment was not purposefully elicited or exploited by -8- J-S38045-19 the Commonwealth); Commonwealth v. Anderjack, 413 A.2d 693 , 698- 700 (Pa. Super. 1979) (holding that a prompt cautionary instruction overcame any prejudice resulting from police officer’s testimony that defendant refuse 1993Commonwealth v. Anderjack, 271 Pa.Super. 334, 341-344 , 413 A.2d 693, 697-698 (1979). | 1 | 2 |
Commonwealth v. Chamberlaingreen1 sentence2021See Leap, 222 A.3d at 392 (holding that appropriate curative instructions to the jury could overcome error of admission of expert testimony bolstering the victim’s credibility;12 further, like the instant case, the trial court instructed the jury multiple times that they were the sole judges of the credibility of witnesses); see also Chamberlain, supra. This issue fails. | 1 | 1 |
Com. v. Leap, J.green1 sentence2021See Leap, 222 A.3d at 392 (holding that appropriate curative instructions to the jury could overcome error of admission of expert testimony bolstering the victim’s credibility;12 further, like the instant case, the trial court instructed the jury multiple times that they were the sole judges of the credibility of witnesses); see also Chamberlain, supra. This issue fails. | 1 | 1 |
Com. v. Gilliam, K.green1 sentence2021See Commonwealth v. Gilliam, 249 A.3d 257, 274 (Pa. Super. 2021) (“the trial court's prompt cautionary instruction was sufficient to ameliorate any prejudice [Gilliam] may have suffered from [a] brief statement, which did not prevent the jury from rendering a true verdict”). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Robsongreen2 sentences1978See Commonwealth v. Robson, 461 Pa. 615 , 337 A.2d 573 (1975) (reference *190 to indictment to which defendant had pleadéd guilty but on which he had not yet been sentenced held cured by jury instruction). 1978See Commonwealth v. Robson, 461 Pa. 615 , 337 A.2d 573 (1975) (reference *190 to indictment to which defendant had pleadéd guilty but on which he had not yet been sentenced held cured by jury instruction). | 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. Maloney
green
2 sentences1994Wfliile in some situations, an adequate cautionary instruction may negate any potential prejudice flowing from such a reference, Maloney, 469 Pa. 342 , 365 A.2d 1237 , in other situations, even a prompt cautionary instruction may not render the error harmless. 1994Wfliile in some situations, an adequate cautionary instruction may negate any potential prejudice flowing from such a reference, Maloney, 469 Pa. 342 , 365 A.2d 1237 , in other situations, even a prompt cautionary instruction may not render the error harmless. | 1 | 1994–1994 |
Commonwealth v. Turner
green
2 sentences1994Turner, 499 Pa. 579 , 454 A.2d 537 . 1994Turner, 499 Pa. 579 , 454 A.2d 537 . | 1 | 1994–1994 |
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.