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6 Pennsylvania opinions name it 2 courts 2004–2025 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. Christygreen2 sentences2017Hughes, 865 A.2d at 810 ; Commonwealth v. Christy, 656 A.2d 877, 889 (1995). 2007Hughes, 865 A.2d at 810 ; Christy, 656 A.2d at 889 . | 2 | 3 |
Commonwealth v. Aligreen1 sentence2018See Ali, supra. Further, the failure to request this instruction would not have changed the outcome of the proceedings based upon the overwhelming evidence of guilt. | 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. Hughes
green
2 sentences2017Hughes, 865 A.2d at 810 ; Commonwealth v. Christy, 656 A.2d 877, 889 (1995). 2007Hughes, 865 A.2d at 810 ; Christy, 656 A.2d at 889 . | 2 | 2007–2017 |
Commonwealth v. Baker
green
1 sentence2025To prove his point, Beatty suggests that trial counsel “argued that nothing corroborated the [complainant’s] testimony – there were no other witnesses, there was no DNA or other forensic evidence, there was no electronic evidence, and the complainant’s behavior had not changed at school.” Id. | 1 | 2025–2025 |
Commonwealth v. Hamilton
green
1 sentence2023Counsel could not recall reading the subcommittee note that accompanies the instruction and said he did not think he reviewed Hamilton, supra, which is cited in that subcommittee note, before preparing for Appellant’s trial. | 1 | 2023–2023 |
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.