Commonwealth v. Little

Decided January 24, 1974. Thomas W. Pomeroy wrote the opinion for the court.

455 Pa. 163 · Cited 146 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Brady v. United States · 397 U.S. 742
• Commonwealth v. Allen · 443 Pa. 447
• Albrecht v. United States · 273 U.S. 1
• Daly v. Darby Township School District · 434 Pa. 286
• Commonwealth v. Krall · 452 Pa. 215
• Commonwealth v. Dillinger · 440 Pa. 336
• Crown Construction Co. v. Newfoundland American Insurance · 429 Pa. 119
• Commonwealth v. Dennis · 451 Pa. 340
• Com. Ex Rel. Moore v. Ashe, Warden · 19 A.2d 734
• Commonwealth v. Robinson · 450 Pa. 145
• Commonwealth v. Irby · 445 Pa. 248

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• Commonwealth v. Khorey · 555 A.2d 100
• Commonwealth v. Little · 359 A.2d 788
• Commonwealth v. Bunch · 351 A.2d 284
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• Troutman v. Court of Common Pleas of Berks County · 936 A.2d 1
• Commonwealth v. Yarris · 731 A.2d 581
• Fried v. Fried · 501 A.2d 211
• County of Allegheny v. Commonwealth · 490 A.2d 402
• Commonwealth v. Krum · 533 A.2d 134
• Blackwell v. Com., State Ethics Com'n · 567 A.2d 630
• Commonwealth v. Goldblum · 447 A.2d 234
• Commonwealth v. Sims · 919 A.2d 931
• Commonwealth v. Serrano · 61 A.3d 279
• Commonwealth v. McNeil · 665 A.2d 1247
• Commonwealth v. Montgomery · 401 A.2d 318
• Commonwealth v. Danysh · 833 A.2d 151
• Commonwealth v. Ryan · 327 A.2d 351
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• Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board v. Dentici · 542 A.2d 229
• Armstrong School District v. Armstrong Education Ass'n · 595 A.2d 1139
• Krug v. City of Philadelphia · 620 A.2d 46

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