Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 12/28/1994
Commonwealth v. Campbell
Citations
- 651 A.2d 1096
- 539 Pa. 212
- 1994 Pa. LEXIS 815
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that acquittal of sole alleged co-conspirator does not per se preclude conviction of remaining defendant, even if defendants are jointly tried
- holding that, generally, “an acquittal cannot be interpreted as a specific finding in relation to some of the evidence”
- holding that acquittal of sole alleged co-conspirator does not per se preclude conviction of remaining defendant, even if defendants are jointly tried
- holding that “consistency in verdicts in a joint trial for conspiracy is not necessarily required”
- stating that “the convicted conspirator can always challenge his conviction upon sufficiency of the evidence grounds”
- holding even where co-defendants are tried together inconsistent verdicts alone is not grounds for a new trial
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Judges: Nix, Flaherty, Zappala, Papadakos, Cappy, Castille, Montemuro
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14 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. FelicianoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-05-14· cited 148×
- Commonwealth v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-01-20· cited 109×
- Commonwealth v. MaglioccoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-09-28· cited 108×
- Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Moore, J.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-10-30· cited 108×
- Commonwealth v. WallaceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-11-21· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. FremdSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-09-15· cited 37×
- Com. v. Barkman, N.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2023-05-19· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. FioreSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-07-20· cited 28×
- State v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland· 2002-01-09· cited 27×
- State v. ReisSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 2003-02-10· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. AustinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-08-21· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. PalLackawanna County Court of Common Pleas· 2015-01-09· cited 1×
- Commonwealth v. PalLackawanna County Court of Common Pleas· 2014-04-23
- Commonwealth v. Muhammad, R., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2025-05-30
Cites
24 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- United States v. PowellSupreme Court· 1984-12-10· cited 2,102×
- Dunn v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1932-01-11· cited 1,678×
- United States v. Ray Thomas, United States of America v. Wayne Graham MasonFourth Circuit· 1990-04-05· cited 170×
- George Herman v. United StatesFifth Circuit· 1961-06-21· cited 126×
- Commonwealth v. CarterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-10-12· cited 119×
- United States of America, Cross-Appellant v. Nolberto Zuniga-Salinas, Cross-AppelleeFifth Circuit· 1992-01-23· cited 84×
- United States v. Israel Valles-Valencia, United States of America v. Ricardo Vigil Bustamante, United States of America v. Guillermo Soto-LealNinth Circuit· 1987-07-30· cited 83×
- United States v. George BucuvalasFirst Circuit· 1990-07-25· cited 81×
- United States v. Sylvester AndrewsEleventh Circuit· 1988-08-04· cited 77×
- Commonwealth v. ByrdSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-07-03· cited 73×
- United States v. Israel Valles-Valencia, United States of America v. Ricardo Vigil Bustamante, United States of America v. Guillermo Soto-LealNinth Circuit· 1987-02-26· cited 60×
- United States v. Bruno MancariSeventh Circuit· 1989-05-05· cited 50×
- United States v. Jose Vargas AcostaSecond Circuit· 1994-02-23· cited 49×
- Slabaugh v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1989-01-17· cited 45×
- United States v. Wayne S. DakinsD.C. Circuit· 1989-04-18· cited 43×
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Franke HohebThird Circuit· 1985-11-21· cited 41×
- Commonwealth v. PhillipsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-01-07· cited 41×
- Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-07-08· cited 39×
- Stratton v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1991-03-18· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. CampbellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-07-12· cited 13×
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