Commonwealth v. Aikens, M., Aplt.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding there to be no inconsistent verdict where, in that case, “the jury’s verdicts merely indicate[d] that [the a]ppellant did not actually commit IDSI with respect to the minor victim, but did unlawfully contact the minor victim for purposes of engaging in IDSI”
• UCM “does not require a conviction on the underlying offense for which a defendant contacts the minor victim”
• \ in convicting [the defendant] of the offense of unlawful contact with aminor the jury necessarily found as fact that [he] contacted the minor victim in this case for the specific purpose of engaging in IDSI \
• “the concern in Reed was that given the defendant’s acquittals on multiple Chapter 31 attempt offenses of varying grades there was no way for the sentencing court to determine which offense he sought to commit when he contacted his minor victim”
• reiterating the long-held presumption that jurors follow trial court instructions
• reiterating the long-held presumption that jurors follow trial court instructions

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

11 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Mitchell, L. v. E. Shikora, D.O., Aplts.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2019-06-18· cited 86×
• Com. v. Wade, A.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-01-13· cited 8×
• Commonwealth v. Baker-Myers
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2019-05-21· cited 6×
• Com. v. Reyes, T.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2025-12-22· cited 1×
• Com. v. Pope, G.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2019-07-29
• Commonwealth v. Strunk, M., Aplt.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2024-10-24
• Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Baker-Myers, J.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2021-07-21
• Commonwealth v. Dixon, D., Aplt.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2021-08-06
• Commonwealth v. Flor, R., Aplt.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2021-09-22
• Com. v. Lua, A., Jr.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2025-02-21
• Com. v. Aguilar, S.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2025-06-10

Cites

7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Apprendi v. New Jersey
  Supreme Court· 2000-06-26· cited 28,372×
• Commonwealth v. Hall
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-10-30· cited 132×
• Commonwealth v. Bullock
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-12-27· cited 110×
• Commonwealth v. Magliocco
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-09-28· cited 108×
• Commonwealth v. Reed
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2010-12-21· cited 45×
• Commonwealth v. Aikens
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-05-20· cited 45×
• Commonwealth v. Samuel
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-12-17· cited 37×