Commonwealth v. Winter

Decided March 14, 1927. William I. Schaffer wrote the opinion for the court.

137 A. 261 · Cited 58 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. Bryson · 276 Pa. 566
• Wilson v. United States · 162 U.S. 613
• Commonwealth v. Colandro · 231 Pa. 343
• Commonwealth v. Cavalier · 131 A. 229
• Commonwealth v. Weiss · 130 A. 403
• Bell v. Title Trust & Guarantee Co. · 140 A. 900

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• Commonwealth v. Simmons · 65 A.2d 353
• Kallas v. State · 83 N.E.2d 769
• Commonwealth v. Patskin · 372 Pa. 402
• Commonwealth v. Petrillo · 12 A.2d 317
• Commonwealth v. Barnak · 54 A.2d 865
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• State v. Henderson · 184 P.2d 392
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• Rhine v. State · 336 P.2d 913
• Commonwealth v. Sydlosky · 158 A. 154
• State v. Brooks · 111 S.E.2d 686
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• Territory v. Joaquin · 39 Haw. 221
• Commonwealth v. Davis · 69 A.2d 123
• Commonwealth v. Tetrosky · 169 A. 442
• James v. State · 2007 OK CR 1
• Commonwealth v. Libonati · 31 A.2d 95
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