Commonwealth v. Shaffer

Decided June 17, 1982. Samuel J. Roberts wrote the opinion for the court.

446 A.2d 591 · Cited 174 times

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• Commonwealth v. Ingram · 455 Pa. 198
• Commonwealth v. Morales · 452 Pa. 53
• Commonwealth v. Forbes · 450 Pa. 185
• Commonwealth v. McLaughlin · 366 A.2d 238
• Brady v. United States · 397 U.S. 742
• Smith v. O'GRADY · 312 U.S. 329
• People v. Frierson · 599 P.2d 587
• People v. Orin · 533 P.2d 193
• People v. Chadd · 621 P.2d 837
• Commonwealth v. Dilbeck · 353 A.2d 824
• Commonwealth Ex Rel. West v. Rundle · 428 Pa. 102
• Commonwealth v. Alvarado · 442 Pa. 516
• Commonwealth v. Lee · 333 A.2d 749
• Commonwealth v. Sampson · 445 Pa. 558
• Commonwealth v. Minor · 356 A.2d 346
• Commonwealth v. Jackson · 450 Pa. 417
• Commonwealth v. Holmes · 364 A.2d 259
• Commonwealth v. Cottrell · 433 Pa. 177
• Commonwealth v. Tabb · 383 A.2d 849
• Commonwealth v. Schork · 356 A.2d 355
• Commonwealth v. Minarik · 427 A.2d 623
• Commonwealth v. Rosmon · 384 A.2d 1221
• Commonwealth v. May · 402 A.2d 1008
• Commonwealth v. Thompson · 351 A.2d 280
• Commonwealth v. Sutton · 350 A.2d 793

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• Commonwealth v. Nelson · 465 A.2d 1056
• Commonwealth v. Boyles · 414 Pa. Super. 282
• Commonwealth v. O'Donnell · 740 A.2d 198
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