Commonwealth v. Simmons

Decided November 8, 1948. Horace Stern wrote the opinion for the court.

65 A.2d 353 · Cited 129 times

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Precedents cited

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. Parker · 143 A. 904
• Commonwealth v. Jones · 19 A.2d 389
• Commonwealth v. Flood · 153 A. 152
• Commonwealth v. Lockard · 188 A. 755
• Commonwealth v. Wooding · 50 A.2d 328
• Commonwealth v. Williams · 160 A. 602
• Commonwealth v. Petrillo · 19 A.2d 288
• Commonwealth v. Moyer · 53 A.2d 736
• Commonwealth v. Petrillo · 12 A.2d 317
• Commonwealth v. Winter · 137 A. 261
• Commonwealth v. Yeager · 196 A. 827
• Commonwealth v. Holley · 56 A.2d 546
• Grutski v. Kline · 43 A.2d 142
• Commonwealth v. Lawrence · 127 A. 465
• Commonwealth v. Thompson · 184 A. 97
• Commonwealth v. Dague · 152 A. 839
• Commonwealth v. Schurtz · 10 A.2d 378
• Commonwealth v. Gable · 187 A. 393
• Commonwealth v. Mellor · 144 A. 534
• Commonwealth v. Nafus · 154 A. 485
• Commonwealth v. Sydlosky · 158 A. 154
• Commonwealth v. Peronace · 195 A. 57
• Commonwealth v. Deni · 176 A. 919
• Commonwealth v. Taranow · 59 A.2d 53
• Commonwealth v. Chavis · 53 A.2d 96

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• Commonwealth v. Edwards · 380 Pa. 52
• State v. Mount · 152 A.2d 343
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• Commonwealth v. Rucker · 403 Pa. 262
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• Chisley v. State · 95 A.2d 577
• Commonwealth v. Novak · 395 Pa. 199
• Commonwealth v. Graves · 334 A.2d 661
• Parker v. Children's Hospital of Phila. · 394 A.2d 932
• Commonwealth v. Lowry · 374 Pa. 594
• Commonwealth v. England · 375 A.2d 1292
• Tezeno v. State · 484 S.W.2d 374
• Commonwealth v. Raymond · 412 Pa. 194
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