Commonwealth v. Fitzgerald

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Cited by

6 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Commonwealth v. Roane
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-06-15· cited 97×
• Commonwealth v. Sarvey
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2018-11-16· cited 91×
• Commonwealth v. Hull
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2009-10-16· cited 47×
• Commonwealth v. Perzel
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-05-04· cited 37×
• Commonwealth v. Allen
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-07-12· cited 31×
• Com. v. Angstadt, M.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-11-08

Cites

11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Commonwealth v. Pierce
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-06-09· cited 2,071×
• Commonwealth v. Grazier
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-06-15· cited 1,461×
• Commonwealth v. Grant
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-12-31· cited 1,205×
• Commonwealth v. Wright
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-12-22· cited 339×
• Commonwealth v. Steele
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-12-18· cited 284×
• Commonwealth v. Mallory
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-02-19· cited 174×
• Commonwealth v. Rios
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-04-18· cited 173×
• Commonwealth v. Hammond
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-06-11· cited 80×
• Taylor v. United States
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1974-12-10· cited 12×
• Commonwealth v. Moore
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-07-07· cited 8×
• Commonwealth v. Fitzgerald
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-06-21· cited 7×