Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 4/8/1991
Commonwealth v. Cornish
Citations
- 589 A.2d 718
- 403 Pa. Super. 492
- 1991 Pa. Super. LEXIS 872
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing fireplace poker used to strike victim constituted a deadly weapon
- finding fireplace poker qualified as a deadly weapon after the defendant repeatedly struck the victim with it during a robbery, inflicting serious bodily injury
- characterizing a fireplace poker used to strike a victim as a deadly weapon
- allegation that sentencing court refused to apply deadly weapon enhancement provision of Sentencing Code is a substantial question
- allegation that sentencing court refused to apply deadly weapon enhancement provision of Sentencing Code is a substantial question
- fireplace poker used to strike victim constitutes a deadly weapon
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Judges: Montemuro, Tamilia and Hoffman
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16 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. ButerbaughSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-05-13· cited 510×
- Commonwealth v. RhoadesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2010-11-12· cited 279×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-10-16· cited 60×
- Commonwealth v. HessSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-01-12· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. PeerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-10-28· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. ScullinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-04-03· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. JonesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-04-15· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. RaybuckSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-12-22· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. MurphySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-06-14· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. SolomonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-11-22· cited 22×
- Com. v. Sinkiewicz, M.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2023-04-05· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. MorganSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1993-05-19· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. DutterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-11-18· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. ReadingSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-02-10· cited 5×
- Com. v. Tavarez, C.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-10-31
- Commonwealth v. SmithAlleghany County Court of Common Pleas· 1995-03-31
Cites
11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. DeversSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-07-27· cited 872×
- Commonwealth v. TuladzieckiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-03-10· cited 739×
- Commonwealth v. MartinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-01-29· cited 246×
- Commonwealth v. SessomsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-10-07· cited 159×
- Ballou v. State Ethics CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-10-30· cited 76×
- Commonwealth v. DrumgooleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-03-08· cited 70×
- Coatesville Development Co. v. United Food & Commercial WorkersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-05-19· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. SeptakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-12-12· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. JohnakinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-12-20· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. PokornySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-01-26· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. RichSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-04-12· cited 15×
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