Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 12/6/2016
Commonwealth v. Kennedy
Citations
- 151 A.3d 1117
- 2016 Pa. Super. 273
- 2016 Pa. Super. LEXIS 734
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that a police officer could offer a lay opinion concerning the trajectory of bullet based on rods she placed in bullet holes
- concluding that the defendant was not entitled to introduce evidence of truthfulness in light of testimony by two witnesses who contradicted the defendant’s testimony
- concluding that the defendant was not entitled to introduce evidence of truthfulness in light of testimony by two witnesses who contradicted the defendant’s testimony
- holding an officer’s opinion concerning the trajectory of bullet based on rods she placed in bullet holes was an admissible lay opinion
- stating it is well established that “a jury may properly infer malice and specific intent from the fact that a victim was shot multiple times”
- finding claim waived where review of issue raised was dependent upon materials not included in the certified record
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Judges: Olson, Ott, Musmanno
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- Commonwealth v. HutchisonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-05-22· cited 49×
- Com. v. Gboko, B.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-12-10· cited 3×
- Com. v. Harper, D.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-03-30· cited 1×
- State v. TownsendCourt of Appeals of North Carolina· 2025-05-21
- Com. v. Aldrich, M.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2025-08-27
Cites
30 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Hathaway v. BazanyFifth Circuit· 2007-11-01· cited 408×
- Commonwealth v. ChamberlainSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-10-14· cited 270×
- Commonwealth v. ThompsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-05-22· cited 245×
- Commonwealth v. HughesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-12-21· cited 218×
- Commonwealth v. PuksarSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-07-22· cited 159×
- Commonwealth v. TyackSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-11-17· cited 151×
- Commonwealth v. TuckerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-07-19· cited 146×
- People v. CaldwellColorado Court of Appeals· 2001-09-13· cited 119×
- Commonwealth v. WeissSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-03-18· cited 111×
- Commonwealth v. MinichSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2010-04-21· cited 107×
- Commonwealth v. PetrollSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-07-22· cited 100×
- McGrath v. TavaresFirst Circuit· 2014-08-01· cited 90×
- Commonwealth v. BlasioliSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-06-16· cited 79×
- PHH Mortgage Corp. v. Powell, R.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-09-10· cited 72×
- Commonwealth v. SergeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-04-25· cited 71×
- Commonwealth v. DuffeySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-10-14· cited 69×
- Commonwealth v. RiveraSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-12-29· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. FordSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-06-14· cited 53×
- Commonwealth v. OvallesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-07-25· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. PetrollSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-06-18· cited 45×
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