Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 10/12/1971
Commonwealth v. Harris
Citations
- 444 Pa. 515
- 281 A.2d 879
- 1971 Pa. LEXIS 825
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding that self-defense did not exist where the defendant shot a milkman through his closed front door after hearing a Commonwealth v. Correa, 648 A.2d [the defendant] could not have abrogated on other grounds, Commonwealth v. Weston, 749 A.2d 458, 460-462 (Pa. 2000
- rejecting claim of self-defense for defendant who shot milkman through closed front door after hearing a noise; the basis for the decision regarding this outside danger was defendant's unreasonable belief, not any violation of a duty to retreat
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Bell, Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Barbieri, Jones
Read full opinion on CourtListenerCited by
11 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. RobsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-05-13· cited 143×
- Commonwealth v. MarlinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-05-23· cited 89×
- Hineline v. Stroudsburg Electric Supply Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-05-30· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. LongSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-03-18· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. KarchellaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1972-11-17· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. RedshawSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-04-03· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. SotoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-04-17· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. TaylorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-05-13· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. DillardSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1972-06-16
- Commonwealth v. DilarsoBucks County Court of Common Pleas· 1973-04-23
- Commonwealth v. DavenportMontgomery County Court of Common Pleas· 1973-01-09
Cites
15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. HomeyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1953-02-13· cited 113×
- Commonwealth v. DonoughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1954-03-25· cited 105×
- Commonwealth v. MeltonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1962-03-13· cited 92×
- Commonwealth v. CommanderSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1970-01-09· cited 92×
- Commonwealth v. WinebrennerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1970-04-28· cited 81×
- Commonwealth v. ChermanskySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1968-05-21· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. JenningsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-01-07· cited 78×
- Commonwealth v. KirklandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1963-11-27· cited 77×
- Commonwealth v. TyrrellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1961-11-14· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. WilkesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1964-04-21· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. BallemSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1956-06-25· cited 57×
- Commonwealth v. RussoguloSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1919-01-04· cited 48×
- Commonwealth v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1953-01-05· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. CollazoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1962-05-21· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. BurnsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1951-05-21· cited 10×
Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.