Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1/3/1968
Commonwealth v. Lawrence
Citations
- 428 Pa. 188
- 236 A.2d 768
- 1968 Pa. LEXIS 872
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- blow to victim’s head with hardwood stick followed by dragging of victim for 80 feet and abandonment of him unconscious, half-naked on a winter night when victim was breathing but bleeding profusely HELD sufficient to establish malice
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Judges: Bell, Musmanno, Jones, Cohen, Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts
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50 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. PaquetteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-03-16· cited 208×
- Commonwealth v. TarverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-02-04· cited 148×
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Smith v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1970-01-30· cited 143×
- Commonwealth v. BoydSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-03-18· cited 128×
- Commonwealth v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1970-03-20· cited 103×
- Commonwealth v. DanielsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-07-27· cited 97×
- Commonwealth v. McCullumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-01-21· cited 96×
- Commonwealth v. CommanderSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1970-01-09· cited 92×
- State v. MattatallSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 1992-02-21· cited 87×
- Commonwealth v. OatesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1972-10-04· cited 87×
- Commonwealth v. TaylorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-05-13· cited 80×
- United States of America Ex Rel. Albert B. Crosby v. Joseph R. Brierley, Superintendent, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaThird Circuit· 1968-12-09· cited 76×
- Commonwealth v. WalkerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1972-03-21· cited 64×
- Commonwealth v. GardnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-07-03· cited 56×
- State v. McGranahanSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 1980-06-20· cited 53×
- Commonwealth v. CulmerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-10-03· cited 52×
- Commonwealth v. IngramSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1970-10-09· cited 52×
- In re A.D.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-03-30· cited 51×
- Commonwealth v. CayeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-11-26· cited 48×
- Johnson AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-12-20· cited 43×
Cites
11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. GockleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1963-07-02· cited 132×
- Commonwealth v. BurnsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1963-01-21· cited 111×
- Commonwealth v. CarrollSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1963-11-12· cited 103×
- Commonwealth v. NelsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1959-07-02· cited 71×
- Commonwealth v. WilkesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1964-04-21· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1953-01-05· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. HayesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1965-04-15· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. BreyesseeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1894-03-26· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. CollazoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1962-05-21· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. FraserSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1952-01-07· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. McKwayneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1908-05-18· cited 7×
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