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7 Pennsylvania opinions name it 2 courts 1985–2019 0 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. Fordgreen2 sentences2019See Ford, 947 A.2d at 1255 ; Ford, 192 A.3d at *3. [Appellant] raised a virtually identical claim in the appeal from the denial of his first PCRA petition. 2019Specifically, he argued “because he was never sentenced as a second strike offender pursuant to section 9714, he cannot be sentenced as a third strike offender.” Ford, supra, 947 A.2d at 1254 . | 1 | 2 |
Commonwealth v. Saranchakgreen2 sentences2001Accord Commonwealth v. Saranchak, 544 Pa. 158, 174-76 , 675 A.2d 268, 276-77 (1996) (upholding a similar instruction, and noting that a “trial court is free to use its own form of expression in order to explain to the jury often-difficult legal concepts”). 2001Accord Commonwealth v. Saranchak, 544 Pa. 158, 174-76 , 675 A.2d 268, 276-77 (1996) (upholding a similar instruction, and noting that a “trial court is free to use its own form of expression in order to explain to the jury often-difficult legal concepts”). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Kinggreen2 sentences2001In Commonwealth v. King, 554 Pa. 331, 364 , 721 A.2d 763, 779-80 (1998), we upheld a virtually identical instruction and noted its conformity with the Pennsylvania Suggested Standard Criminal Jury Instructions. 2001In Commonwealth v. King, 554 Pa. 331, 364 , 721 A.2d 763, 779-80 (1998), we upheld a virtually identical instruction and noted its conformity with the Pennsylvania Suggested Standard Criminal Jury Instructions. | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Marshallgreen2 sentences1995In Commonwealth v. Marshall, 537 Pa. 336 , 643 A.2d 1070, 1077 (1994), upon consideration of a virtually identical claim, we recently reaffirmed that 42 Pa.C.S. § 9711 was not unconstitutionally vague, relying primarily on this Court’s decision in Commonwealth v. Zettlemoyer, 500 Pa. 16 , 454 A.2d 937 (1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 970 , 103 S.Ct. 2444 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1327 (1983), reh’g denied, 463 U.S. 1236 , 104 S.Ct. 31 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1452 (1983). 1995In Commonwealth v. Marshall, 537 Pa. 336 , 643 A.2d 1070, 1077 (1994), upon consideration of a virtually identical claim, we recently reaffirmed that 42 Pa.C.S. § 9711 was not unconstitutionally vague, relying primarily on this Court’s decision in Commonwealth v. Zettlemoyer, 500 Pa. 16 , 454 A.2d 937 (1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 970 , 103 S.Ct. 2444 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1327 (1983), reh’g denied, 463 U.S. 1236 , 104 S.Ct. 31 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1452 (1983). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Pennsylvania. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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Commonwealth v. Yohe
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1 sentence2014There, the Supreme Court held that a forensic analyst who reviewed the underlying data and prepared and signed the challenged report Id. at 540 . | 1 | 2014–2014 |
Watkins v. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Health Systems
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2 sentences2000Watkins, 737 A.2d at 268-269 . 2000Watkins, 737 A.2d at 268-269 . | 1 | 2000–2000 |
Commonwealth v. Zettlemoyer
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2 sentences1995In Commonwealth v. Marshall, 537 Pa. 336 , 643 A.2d 1070, 1077 (1994), upon consideration of a virtually identical claim, we recently reaffirmed that 42 Pa.C.S. § 9711 was not unconstitutionally vague, relying primarily on this Court’s decision in Commonwealth v. Zettlemoyer, 500 Pa. 16 , 454 A.2d 937 (1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 970 , 103 S.Ct. 2444 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1327 (1983), reh’g denied, 463 U.S. 1236 , 104 S.Ct. 31 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1452 (1983). 1995In Commonwealth v. Marshall, 537 Pa. 336 , 643 A.2d 1070, 1077 (1994), upon consideration of a virtually identical claim, we recently reaffirmed that 42 Pa.C.S. § 9711 was not unconstitutionally vague, relying primarily on this Court’s decision in Commonwealth v. Zettlemoyer, 500 Pa. 16 , 454 A.2d 937 (1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 970 , 103 S.Ct. 2444 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1327 (1983), reh’g denied, 463 U.S. 1236 , 104 S.Ct. 31 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1452 (1983). | 1 | 1995–1995 |
Rolls-Royce Ltd. v. Nalls
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2 sentences1995In Commonwealth v. Marshall, 537 Pa. 336 , 643 A.2d 1070, 1077 (1994), upon consideration of a virtually identical claim, we recently reaffirmed that 42 Pa.C.S. § 9711 was not unconstitutionally vague, relying primarily on this Court’s decision in Commonwealth v. Zettlemoyer, 500 Pa. 16 , 454 A.2d 937 (1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 970 , 103 S.Ct. 2444 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1327 (1983), reh’g denied, 463 U.S. 1236 , 104 S.Ct. 31 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1452 (1983). 1995In Commonwealth v. Marshall, 537 Pa. 336 , 643 A.2d 1070, 1077 (1994), upon consideration of a virtually identical claim, we recently reaffirmed that 42 Pa.C.S. § 9711 was not unconstitutionally vague, relying primarily on this Court’s decision in Commonwealth v. Zettlemoyer, 500 Pa. 16 , 454 A.2d 937 (1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 970 , 103 S.Ct. 2444 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1327 (1983), reh’g denied, 463 U.S. 1236 , 104 S.Ct. 31 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1452 (1983). | 1 | 1995–1995 |
Pioneer Finishing Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
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1 sentence1995In Commonwealth v. Marshall, 537 Pa. 336 , 643 A.2d 1070, 1077 (1994), upon consideration of a virtually identical claim, we recently reaffirmed that 42 Pa.C.S. § 9711 was not unconstitutionally vague, relying primarily on this Court’s decision in Commonwealth v. Zettlemoyer, 500 Pa. 16 , 454 A.2d 937 (1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 970 , 103 S.Ct. 2444 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1327 (1983), reh’g denied, 463 U.S. 1236 , 104 S.Ct. 31 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1452 (1983). | 1 | 1995–1995 |
Stephen Girard Estate Trustees v. Bankers Securities Corp.
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2 sentences1985In Stephen Girard Estate Trustees v. Bankers Securities Corp., 425 Pa. 495 , 229 A.2d 893 (1967), our Supreme Court interpreted a virtually identical clause in a 25-year commercial lease involving another Snellenburgs department store. 1985In Stephen Girard Estate Trustees v. Bankers Securities Corp., 425 Pa. 495 , 229 A.2d 893 (1967), our Supreme Court interpreted a virtually identical clause in a 25-year commercial lease involving another Snellenburgs department store. | 1 | 1985–1985 |
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