Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1/9/1970
Commonwealth v. Brown
Citations
- 436 Pa. 423
- 260 A.2d 742
- 1970 Pa. LEXIS 951
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding refusal of wife to return home, which caused husband to lose control and stab her, was not sufficient provocation to justify finding of voluntary manslaughter
- holding refusal of wife to return home, which caused husband to lose control and stab her, was not sufficient provocation to justify finding of voluntary manslaughter
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Judges: Bell, Cohen, Eagen, Jones, O'Brien, Pomeroy, Roberts
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17 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. McCuskerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1972-06-28· cited 186×
- Commonwealth v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2009-12-28· cited 162×
- Commonwealth v. GravesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-03-18· cited 129×
- Commonwealth v. EnglandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-07-08· cited 119×
- Commonwealth v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-05-23· cited 71×
- Commonwealth v. IngramSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1970-10-09· cited 52×
- Commonwealth v. TarverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-12-20· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. WardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-03-18· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. TomlinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-12-20· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. DillingerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1970-10-09· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-01-27· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. HillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-05-22· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. PottsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-10-01· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. RogersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1970-10-09· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. SwaneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-12-20· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. BickleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1972-06-28· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. MonelliSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-01-29
Cites
6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. DrumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1868-07-01· cited 323×
- Commonwealth v. WaltersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1968-08-06· cited 109×
- Commonwealth ex rel. Kerekes v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1966-11-15· cited 102×
- Commonwealth v. RadfordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1968-01-09· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. MinnickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1969-11-11· cited 36×
- Commonwealth v. CulpeperSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1969-04-23· cited 13×
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