Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 10/22/1992
Commonwealth v. Johnson
Citations
- 615 A.2d 1322
- 419 Pa. Super. 625
- 1992 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3629
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- witness knew defendant and “had seen him on several occasions” prior to murder; defendant not entitled to Kloiber instruction because witness’s in-court identification was supported by independent basis
- although evidence of defendant's reputation is not admissible in Commonwealth's case-in-chief, it can be introduced in rebuttal once defendant places reputation at issue and \opens door\ to rebuttal
- although evidence of defendant’s reputation is not admissible in Commonwealth’s case-in-chief, it can be introduced in rebuttal once defendant places reputation at issue and “opens door” to rebuttal
- witness knew defendant and \had seen him on several occasions\ prior to murder; defendant not entitled to Kloiber instruction be.cause witness's in-court identification was supported by independent basis
- witness knew defendant and \bad seen him on several occasions\ prior to murder; defendant not entitled to Kloiber instruction because witness's in-court identification was supported by independent basis
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Judges: Johnson, Elliott, Hoffman
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8 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. AliSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2010-12-29· cited 675×
- Commonwealth v. Christine, J., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-10-27· cited 147×
- Commonwealth v. MurphySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-04-18· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. ManchasSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1993-10-28· cited 52×
- Commonwealth v. PatoskySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-03-16· cited 36×
- Commonwealth v. McSloySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-04-26· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. ButlerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-09-15· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. Black, C., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2026-06-16
Cites
31 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-06-09· cited 2,071×
- Grady v. CorbinSupreme Court· 1990-05-29· cited 1,620×
- Commonwealth v. KloiberSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1954-06-28· cited 530×
- Commonwealth v. HardcastleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-08-10· cited 233×
- Commonwealth v. DavisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-05-20· cited 191×
- Commonwealth v. YountSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-01-24· cited 177×
- Commonwealth v. CocciolettiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-02-04· cited 130×
- Commonwealth v. RandallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-07-09· cited 126×
- Commonwealth v. MoralesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-06-18· cited 97×
- Commonwealth v. DreibelbisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-03-13· cited 91×
- Commonwealth v. TylerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-02-26· cited 79×
- Commonwealth v. FromalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-03-22· cited 68×
- Commonwealth v. GarciaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-07-13· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. PhillipsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-01-07· cited 41×
- Commonwealth v. VolkSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1982-04-23· cited 36×
- Commonwealth v. JacksonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-05-04· cited 30×
- Commonwealth v. McGuireSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-02-22· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. FranklinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-08-27· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. EubanksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-07-09· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. BasileSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-03-25· cited 20×
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