Commonwealth v. Cook

Decided July 23, 1999. Stephen A. Zappala wrote the opinion for the court.

735 A.2d 673 · Cited 242 times

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• Commonwealth v. Matos · 672 A.2d 769
• Commonwealth v. Tither · 671 A.2d 1156
• Commonwealth v. Malson · 642 A.2d 520
• Commonwealth v. Banks · 658 A.2d 752
• Commonwealth v. Jackson · 698 A.2d 571
• Commonwealth v. Melendez · 676 A.2d 226
• Commonwealth v. Hicks · 434 Pa. 153
• Commonwealth v. Cortez · 491 A.2d 111
• Commonwealth v. DeWitt · 608 A.2d 1030
• Commonwealth v. Rodriquez · 614 A.2d 1378
• Commonwealth v. Duncan · 525 A.2d 1177
• Commonwealth v. Kearney · 601 A.2d 346
• Commonwealth v. Riley · 715 A.2d 1131

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