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.

• recognizing that frisks for weapons can be appropriate when police confront suspect in area known for guns and violence
• recognizing that frisks for weapons can be appropriate when police confront a suspect in an area known for guns and violence
• recognizing that frisks for weapons can be appropriate when police confront a suspect in an area known for guns and violence
• recognizing that frisks for weapons can be appropriate when police confront a suspect in an area known for guns and violence
• stating that a conviction under Section 5104 was proper where the defendant “continued to resist attempts to subdue him by spitting blood and saliva at [the officer]”
• rejecting the “automatic companion rule” and noting that our courts require individualized suspicion that a suspect may be armed and dangerous before proceeding to a valid frisk

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

11 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Commonwealth v. Coleman
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-04-20· cited 154×
• Com. v. Thomas, D.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2022-04-12· cited 36×
• Com. v. Rice, J.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2023-11-07· cited 33×
• Joseph M. v. Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit 19
  M.D. Pennsylvania· 2007-05-15· cited 15×
• Commonwealth v. Reed
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-05-05· cited 14×
• In the Interest of R.P.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-02-07· cited 13×
• Commonwealth v. Powell
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-10-09· cited 5×
• Com. v. Arrington, W.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-06-09· cited 1×
• Com. v. Brinson, S.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2024-12-09· cited 1×
• Commonwealth v. Bacon
  Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas· 2010-01-14
• Com. v. Moffitt, A.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2023-11-29

Cites

37 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Terry v. Ohio
  Supreme Court· 1968-06-10· cited 37,942×
• Commonwealth v. Bomar
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-05-30· cited 478×
• Commonwealth v. Cook
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-07-23· cited 242×
• Commonwealth v. Jackson
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-07-23· cited 177×
• United States v. Raymond J. Berryhill
  Ninth Circuit· 1971-08-03· cited 137×
• Commonwealth v. Taylor
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-05-23· cited 91×
• Commonwealth v. Ingram
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-12-20· cited 79×
• Commonwealth v. Graham
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-12-22· cited 74×
• Commonwealth v. Richardson
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-02-08· cited 64×
• Commonwealth v. Martinez
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-01-23· cited 62×
• Commonwealth v. Fitzpatrick
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-10-16· cited 55×
• Commonwealth v. Kearney
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-01-13· cited 54×
• Commonwealth v. Biagini
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-01-18· cited 50×
• Commonwealth v. Robinson
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-10-31· cited 48×
• Commonwealth v. Thompson
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-06-01· cited 47×
• Commonwealth v. Petaccio
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-12-13· cited 46×
• Commonwealth v. Chamberlain
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-08-03· cited 45×
• Commonwealth v. Epps
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-06-18· cited 39×
• Commonwealth v. Kondash
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-09-30· cited 38×
• Commonwealth v. Shiflet
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-12-29· cited 35×