Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 12/17/1981
Commonwealth v. Johnson
Citations
- 437 A.2d 1175
- 496 Pa. 546
- 1981 Pa. LEXIS 1127
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- holding decision to forego instruction was within realm of reasonable defense strategy to accuse witness, a leader of street gang splinter group, of framing gang-member defendant who asserted complete innocence
- holding decision to forego instruction was within realm of reasonable defense strategy to accuse witness, a leader of street gang splinter group, of framing gang- member defendant who asserted complete innocence
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Judges: O'Brien, Roberts, Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, Kauffman, Wilkinson
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9 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. DennisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-07-22· cited 99×
- Commonwealth v. DeGeorgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-12-18· cited 36×
- Commonwealth v. LawrenceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-05-30· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. MasonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-11-05· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. GilliardSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1982-06-11· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. DiNicolaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-12-06· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. GainerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-08-28· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. WatsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-10-19· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. BasileSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-03-25· cited 20×
Cites
12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. StoltzfusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-05-13· cited 382×
- Commonwealth v. GoosbySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-03-16· cited 179×
- Commonwealth v. CoyleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1964-10-14· cited 166×
- Commonwealth v. MusiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-07-06· cited 132×
- Commonwealth v. RevtySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1972-10-04· cited 112×
- Commonwealth v. MoodySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-11-30· cited 108×
- Commonwealth v. Weathers ElSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-05-01· cited 45×
- Commonwealth v. KarabinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-02-04· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. ScarpinoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-07-02· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. BaranyaiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-03-13· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. HolmesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-10-01· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. WatersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-03-17· cited 1×
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