Commonwealth v. Jackson

How courts have described this case

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

• rejecting challenge to sufficiency of evidence for first-degree murder where appellant fired one shot which hit decedent in shoulder
• rule is inapplicable where requested charge is too general to alert the trial court to the alleged defect
• specific intent to kill shown where defendant fired a gun at victim in the dark hitting him in the shoulder

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Commonwealth v. Wright
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-12-22· cited 339×
• Commonwealth v. Gorby
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-04-03· cited 84×
• Commonwealth v. Alvin
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-10-14· cited 28×
• Commonwealth v. Gillespie
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-09-04· cited 23×
• Commonwealth v. LaRosa
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-12-29· cited 6×
• Commonwealth v. Smith
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-08-31· cited 1×
• Commonwealth v. Merkel
  Berks County Court of Common Pleas· 1980-08-20

Cites

9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Commonwealth v. O'SEARO
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-01-29· cited 219×
• Commonwealth v. Casper
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-10-05· cited 124×
• Commonwealth v. Bruno
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-01-29· cited 106×
• Commonwealth v. Thomas
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1972-06-28· cited 83×
• Commonwealth v. Burton
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-03-16· cited 47×
• Commonwealth v. Padgett
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-11-24· cited 23×
• Commonwealth v. Mason
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-10-07· cited 23×
• Watson Appeal
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-03-16· cited 17×
• Commonwealth v. Gooslin
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1970-07-02· cited 5×