Commonwealth v. Melilli

Decided March 13, 1989. Nicholas P. Papadakos wrote the opinion for the court.

555 A.2d 1254 · Cited 121 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. Beauford · 475 A.2d 783
• Commonwealth v. Chandler · 477 A.2d 851
• Massachusetts v. Sheppard · 468 U.S. 981
• Commonwealth v. Bishop · 425 Pa. 175
• Jones v. United States · 362 U.S. 257
• Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States · 251 U.S. 385
• Lo-Ji Sales, Inc. v. New York · 442 U.S. 319
• Commonwealth v. DeJohn · 403 A.2d 1283
• Commonwealth v. Cabeza · 469 A.2d 146
• Commonwealth v. Garvin · 448 Pa. 258
• Commonwealth v. Mason · 490 A.2d 421
• Commonwealth v. Platou · 455 Pa. 258
• Commonwealth v. Holton · 432 Pa. 11
• Commonwealth v. Gillespie · 516 A.2d 1180
• Commonwealth v. Cephas · 447 Pa. 500
• Commonwealth v. Brown · 368 A.2d 626
• Commonwealth v. Papszycki · 442 Pa. 234
• Commonwealth v. Moody · 429 Pa. 39
• Commonwealth v. Gray · 503 A.2d 921

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