Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 3/7/1994
Commonwealth v. Johnson
Citations
- 638 A.2d 940
- 536 Pa. 153
- 1994 Pa. LEXIS 64
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that, to be admissible, a prior inconsistent statement must have been uttered under highly reliable circumstances which would render inferences to be drawn from it more probable than not
- stating that where the Rape Shield Law does not apply, the evidence must be evaluated under the traditional rules of evidence
- stating that where the Rape Shield Law does not apply, the evidence must be evaluated under the traditional rules of evidence
- stating that “[t]o be a victim is not ‘conduct’ of the person victimized.”
- stating that “[t]o be a victim is not ‘conduct’ of the person victimized.”
- witness may not be cross-examined on collateral matter bearing no relationship to matter on trial
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Judges: Cappy, Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, McDermott, Akos
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31 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. DiStefanoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-08-16· cited 268×
- Commonwealth v. RossSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-10-10· cited 168×
- Commonwealth v. FinkSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-02-08· cited 87×
- Commonwealth v. BerkowitzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-05-27· cited 72×
- Commonwealth v. GuilfordSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-11-01· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. L.N.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-12-12· cited 56×
- Commonwealth v. AllburnSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-10-08· cited 55×
- Commonwealth v. ElliottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-08-20· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. BibbsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2009-04-07· cited 48×
- Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-05-20· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. WidmerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-10-02· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. GuySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-11-18· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. SchleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-02-19· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. SattazahnSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-11-27· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. PughSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-10-07· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. WeberSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-09-18· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. McMasterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-10-20· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. HolderSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-01-17· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. NorthripSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-03-10· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. FernslerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-06-09· cited 22×
Cites
8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. BradySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-03-26· cited 180×
- Commonwealth v. LivelySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-05-18· cited 160×
- Commonwealth v. FoySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-09-16· cited 72×
- Commonwealth v. MajoranaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-12-23· cited 70×
- Commonwealth v. StewartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-04-17· cited 64×
- Commonwealth v. FisherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1972-04-20· cited 51×
- Commonwealth v. HaightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-05-22· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-10-16· cited 34×
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