Commonwealth v. Brown

Decided March 11, 2011. Cheryl Lynn Allen wrote the opinion for the court.

26 A.3d 485 · Cited 94 times

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• State v. Davis · 998 P.2d 1127
• People v. Michael A. C. · 27 N.Y.2d 79
• Lefkowitz v. Turley · 414 U.S. 70
• Ramona R. v. Superior Court · 693 P.2d 789
• Commonwealth v. WAYNE W. · 606 N.E.2d 1323
• People v. Hana · 504 N.W.2d 166
• Commonwealth v. Sanders · 814 A.2d 1248
• R.H. v. State · 777 P.2d 204
• Brady v. United States · 397 U.S. 742
• Hoffman v. United States · 341 U.S. 479
• Marchetti v. United States · 390 U.S. 39
• Gardner v. Broderick · 392 U.S. 273
• Commonwealth v. Swinehart · 664 A.2d 957
• Christopher P. v. State · 816 P.2d 485
• Commonwealth v. Ghee · 889 A.2d 1275
• United States v. Washington · 431 U.S. 181
• Commonwealth v. Goldhammer · 517 A.2d 1280
• Commonwealth v. Bethea · 379 A.2d 102
• MATTER OF HYNES v. Tomei · 706 N.E.2d 1201
• Otis v. State · 142 S.W.3d 615
• Commonwealth v. Omar · 981 A.2d 179
• State v. Brown · 182 P.3d 1205
• Orange County Social Services Agency v. Alfred A. · 68 Cal. Rptr. 3d 106
• In Re Hegney · 158 P.3d 1193
• Commonwealth v. Davis · 479 A.2d 1041

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