Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 4/19/1984
Commonwealth v. Bryant
Citations
- 476 A.2d 422
- 328 Pa. Super. 1
- 1984 Pa. Super. LEXIS 4523
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing allegation that trial judge had pre-determined appellant’s sentence in prior cases for political purposes could be basis for disqualification
- remanding case for resentencing before a different judge where sentencing judge’s in camera remarks in a prior case showed his predetermination to impose maximum sentence and defendant filed a motion for recusal
- “A judge is not automatically disqualified from hearing a case merely because he has presided over prior cases involving the same defendant.”
- judicial conduct is governed by the precept of avoiding not only actual impropriety, but even the appearance of impropriety
- remanded for resentencing before different judge where sentencing judge’s in camera remarks in prior case showed predetermination to impose maximum sentence
- remanded for resentencing before different judge where sentencing judge's in camera remarks in prior case showed predetermination to impose maximum sentence
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Judges: Spaeth, Brosky, Beck
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17 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. KearneySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-05-06· cited 170×
- Commonwealth v. RhodesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2009-12-31· cited 53×
- Commonwealth v. BenchoffSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-08-19· cited 36×
- Commonwealth v. BerriganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-12-03· cited 34×
- Brown v. StateWyoming Supreme Court· 1991-08-23· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. DruceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-03-15· cited 31×
- Com. v. Dip, S.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2019-10-16· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. StevensonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-07-17· cited 20×
- In the Interest of MorrowSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-12-18· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. SpencerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-08-02· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-04-06· cited 8×
- In re Special Audit of Courts FundsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-12-13
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonPhiladelphia County Court of Common Pleas· 1987-03-31
- Commonwealth v. RendickMercer County Court of Common Pleas· 1987-11-18
- Commonwealth ex rel. Buckley v. BrownWarren County Court of Common Pleas· 1993-12-30
- Commonwealth v. Johnson, M, Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2026-03-26
- Com. v. Martin, M.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2026-05-28
Cites
9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. DarushSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-04-28· cited 166×
- Commonwealth v. BoyleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1982-07-08· cited 115×
- Commonwealth v. PerrySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-10-08· cited 93×
- Commonwealth v. CouncilSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-09-22· cited 69×
- Commonwealth v. PATTERSONSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-07-02· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. McQuaidSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-01-04· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. StevensonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-10-05· cited 33×
- Commonwealth v. KaneSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1962-09-13· cited 21×
- Municipal Publications, Inc. v. SnyderSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-11-30· cited 13×
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