Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 9/22/1980
Commonwealth v. Blair
Citations
- 421 A.2d 656
- 491 Pa. 499
- 1980 Pa. LEXIS 790
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “The decision not to present a particular defense is a tactical one and will not be deemed ineffective stewardship if there is a reasonable basis for that position.”
- \The decision not to present a particular defense is a tactical one and will not be deemed ineffective stewardship if there is a reasonable basis for that position.\
- “The decision not to present a particular defense is a tactical one and will not be deemed ineffective stewardship if there is a reasonable basis for that position.”
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Judges: Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, Kauffman
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13 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. BuehlSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-04-30· cited 203×
- Commonwealth v. RawlesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-07-01· cited 74×
- Commonwealth v. SmallwoodSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1982-03-10· cited 67×
- Commonwealth v. ChristySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-09-25· cited 66×
- Commonwealth v. OwensSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-11-04· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. BlassingaleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-10-02· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. CarterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-10-01· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. JonesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-02-07· cited 16×
- Fahlfeder v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-02-02· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. GreenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-06-17· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. DavenportSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-07-08· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. McFarlandSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1982-09-03· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. DiggsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-10-19· cited 4×
Cites
9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1967-11-14· cited 1,351×
- Commonwealth v. BighumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-07-02· cited 319×
- Commonwealth v. WalzackSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-07-06· cited 135×
- Commonwealth v. RiceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-04-26· cited 79×
- Commonwealth v. RoundtreeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-10-20· cited 63×
- Commonwealth v. TysonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-05-31· cited 47×
- Commonwealth v. MeltonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-01-29· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. HosackSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-05-01· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. HubbardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-07-05· cited 24×
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