Commonwealth v. McKenna

Decided January 26, 1978. Thomas W. Pomeroy wrote the opinion for the court.

383 A.2d 174 · Cited 167 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.

• Commonwealth v. Bradley · 449 Pa. 19
• Commonwealth v. Scoggins · 451 Pa. 472
• Commonwealth v. Dobrolenski · 334 A.2d 268
• United States v. Atkinson · 297 U.S. 157
• Commonwealth v. Clair · 458 Pa. 418
• Commonwealth v. Piper · 458 Pa. 307
• Commonwealth v. Sharpe · 449 Pa. 35
• People v. Stanworth · 71 Cal. 2d 820
• Commonwealth v. Moody · 382 A.2d 442
• Commonwealth v. Martin · 348 A.2d 391
• Dilliplaine v. Lehigh Valley Trust Co. · 457 Pa. 255
• Wm. Penn Parking Garage, Inc. v. City of Pittsburgh · 346 A.2d 269
• Wiegand v. Wiegand · 337 A.2d 256
• Commonwealth v. Walker · 362 A.2d 227
• Commonwealth v. Sparrow · 370 A.2d 712
• Commonwealth v. Williams · 432 Pa. 557
• Commonwealth v. Bethea · 379 A.2d 102
• Commonwealth v. Bartolomucci · 362 A.2d 234
• Commonwealth v. Daniel · 430 Pa. 642
• Commonwealth v. Jennings · 442 Pa. 18
• Zeman v. Canonsburg Borough · 423 Pa. 450
• Commonwealth v. O'Brien · 168 A. 244
• Commonwealth v. Smith · 409 Pa. 521
• Noonday Club of Delaware County, Inc. Liquor License Case · 433 Pa. 458
• Pierro v. Pierro · 434 Pa. 131

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• Commonwealth v. Freeman · 827 A.2d 385
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• Commonwealth v. Zettlemoyer · 454 A.2d 937
• Bishop v. State · 597 P.2d 273
• In Re Application for Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Ross · 866 A.2d 554
• State v. Osborn · 631 P.2d 187
• State v. Dodd · 838 P.2d 86
• Grasso v. State · 857 P.2d 802
• Commonwealth v. McKenna · 446 A.2d 1274
• Beasley v. Horn · 599 F. Supp. 2d 582
• Whitmore Ex Rel. Simmons v. Arkansas · 495 U.S. 149
• People v. Silagy · 461 N.E.2d 415
• Commonwealth v. Travaglia · 467 A.2d 288
• Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Williams, C. · 141 A.3d 440
• Calhoun v. State · 468 A.2d 45
• Commonwealth v. Clinger · 833 A.2d 792
• Commonwealth v. Sanchez · 82 A.3d 943
• Pursell v. Horn · 187 F. Supp. 2d 260
• Commonwealth v. Albrecht · 720 A.2d 693
• Commonwealth v. Pitts · 981 A.2d 875
• Commonwealth v. Flowers · 113 A.3d 1246
• Reilly v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority · 489 A.2d 1291
• State v. Reddish · 859 A.2d 1173
• Commonwealth v. Peterkin · 513 A.2d 373

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