Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 6/29/1978
Commonwealth v. Davis
Citations
- 388 A.2d 324
- 479 Pa. 274
- 1978 Pa. LEXIS 720
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting prior rule, which mandated counsel in capital cases regardless of the defendant's desire, must yield in light of Faretta
- noting prior rule, which mandated counsel in capital cases regardless of the defendant’s desire, must yield in light of Faretta
- it is strongly advisable, especially in potential death penalty case, that trial judge appoint \stand-by\ counsel to assist defendant to whatever extent defendant permits
- defendant in capital case was nineteen
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Judges: Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix, Manderino
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30 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. EllisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1993-05-27· cited 319×
- Commonwealth v. PursellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-01-19· cited 278×
- Commonwealth v. BryantSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-08-18· cited 200×
- Commonwealth v. ColsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-04-04· cited 180×
- Commonwealth v. SzuchonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-11-20· cited 125×
- Commonwealth v. DavidoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-02-25· cited 114×
- Commonwealth v. FreySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-02-03· cited 81×
- State v. SheppardWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1983-11-10· cited 55×
- Commonwealth v. RogersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-08-01· cited 53×
- Commonwealth v. StorySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-12-28· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. EllisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-10-09· cited 48×
- Ford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1986-02-25· cited 44×
- Bishop v. StateNevada Supreme Court· 1979-07-02· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. PalmerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-06-24· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-09-21· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-10-05· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. CrowsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-12-21· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. LloydSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-01-11· cited 24×
- Pace v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1996-09-27· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. NealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-08-23· cited 18×
Cites
5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court· 1975-06-30· cited 11,585×
- Commonwealth v. MoodySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-11-30· cited 108×
- Commonwealth v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-10-08· cited 100×
- Commonwealth ex rel. Robinson v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1966-01-04· cited 49×
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Simon v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1961-12-12· cited 15×
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