Commonwealth v. Doughty, J., Aplt.

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• recognizing that Doughty’s prior history of “threatening behavior toward his wife” helped to inform whether he had threatened her for purposes of the witness intimidation statute
• holding that “proof of manifest threats is not required” and that “a mere look or posture -4- J-S22042-22 can bully, threaten, coerce, frighten, or intimidate beyond question”
• holding evidence 3 In addition, in Commonwealth v. Felder, 75 A.3d 513 (Pa. Super. 2013
• explaining that “people may purposely intimidate in any number of ways”
• finding history of appellant’s threatening behavior towards his wife coupled with demands not to testify rendered furnished sufficient evidence under section 4952
• noting \a mere look or posture can . . . intimidate beyond question.\

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  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2018-09-11· cited 88×
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  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-01-04· cited 73×
• Commonwealth v. Von Evans
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-04-06· cited 26×
• Commonwealth v. Biesecker
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-04-26· cited 11×
• Commonwealth v. Lloyd
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-11-29· cited 7×
• Commonwealth v. Cyran
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2019-02-01· cited 6×
• Com. v. Evans, K.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-04-06
• R. Neves v. WCAB (American Airlines)
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-05-14
• Commonwealth v. Small, E., Aplt.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-10-01
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  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2024-01-29
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  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2025-10-23
• Com. v. Griffin-Morgan, B.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2025-11-14

Cites

9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Commonwealth v. Edmiston
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-04-24· cited 419×
• Tincher, T. v. Omega Flex, Inc., Aplt.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-11-19· cited 247×
• Commonwealth v. Mattison
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-11-21· cited 83×
• Commonwealth v. Shaffer
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-07-21· cited 65×
• Commonwealth v. Lynch
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-07-29· cited 54×
• Kendrick v. DA OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-02-20· cited 48×
• Shambach v. Bickhart
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-03-26· cited 39×
• Commonwealth v. Brachbill
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-03-06· cited 36×
• Commonwealth v. Doughty, J., Pet
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-10-09· cited 2×

Other cases named Commonwealth v. Doughty, J., Aplt.

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• Commonwealth v. Doughty, J., Aplt.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-11-18