Commonwealth v. Irwin

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding when language of a statute is clear and unambiguous, it must be given effect in accordance with its plain and common meaning
• holding when language of a statute is clear and unambiguous, it must be given effect in accordance with its plain and common meaning

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Cited by

1 case in this archive cites this case.

• Commonwealth v. Bush
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-07-19· cited 45×

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Delaware v. Prouse
  Supreme Court· 1979-03-27· cited 5,549×
• Commonwealth v. Swanger
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-07-02· cited 193×
• Commonwealth v. Harner
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-11-12· cited 104×
• Commonwealth v. Whitmyer
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-12-29· cited 89×
• Commonwealth v. Hamilton
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-04-04· cited 27×
• Commonwealth v. Thomas
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-12-07· cited 24×
• Commonwealth v. Vasquez
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-10-28· cited 19×
• Commonwealth v. Hicks
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1950-06-26· cited 18×
• Commonwealth v. Andersen
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-05-17· cited 18×
• Commonwealth v. Roman
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-06-22· cited 15×