Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 4/26/1993
Commonwealth v. Long
Citations
- 624 A.2d 200
- 425 Pa. Super. 170
- 1993 Pa. Super. LEXIS 1317
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that the victim's intoxication was not a defense to homicide as long as the victim's death is the natural and foreseeable consequence of the defendant's actions
- holding that the victim’s intoxication was not a defense to homicide as long as the victim’s death is the natural and foreseeable consequence of the defendant’s actions
- unless it amounts to an independent intervening cause, the victim’s conduct is •irrelevant
- unless it amounts to an independent intervening cause, the victim's conduct is irrelevant
- contributory negligence of victim not a defense in a criminal action
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Judges: Kelly, Johnson, Hester
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16 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. LyonsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-09-22· cited 520×
- Commonwealth v. LeanerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2019-01-08· cited 105×
- Commonwealth v. FabianSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-01-11· cited 73×
- People v. TimsMichigan Supreme Court· 1995-07-05· cited 63×
- Commonwealth v. NicotraSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1993-06-07· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. SpottiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-06-05· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. BalogSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-02-13· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. CorreaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-08-23· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. ChapmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-11-30· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. McClintockSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-04-07· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. HinesBerks County Court of Common Pleas· 2008-04-22· cited 1×
- Mietelski v. BanksBerks County Court of Common Pleas· 2003-09-15
- Commonwealth v. BaucageBerks County Court of Common Pleas· 2008-04-24
- Gross v. LaverDelaware County Court of Common Pleas· 2002-02-26
- Com. v. Arrington, D.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2021-03-08
- Com. v. Travinski, J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2025-10-01
Cites
21 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. PaquetteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-03-16· cited 208×
- Commonwealth v. DeHartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-10-03· cited 145×
- Commonwealth v. HenrySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-02-08· cited 120×
- Commonwealth v. RootSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1961-05-02· cited 118×
- Commonwealth v. GonzalezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-07-28· cited 113×
- Commonwealth v. RankinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-01-25· cited 97×
- Commonwealth v. CheeksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1966-09-27· cited 82×
- Commonwealth v. BarnhartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-08-16· cited 71×
- Commonwealth v. FrenchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-07-11· cited 67×
- Commonwealth v. RementerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-10-28· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. HeckSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-04-04· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. MauteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-12-07· cited 61×
- Commonwealth v. SkufcaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-07-01· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. BadmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-10-03· cited 47×
- Commonwealth v. SampleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-11-18· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. StarkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-05-20· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. YoungSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-03-29· cited 37×
- Omni U. S. A., Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1988-10-03· cited 28×
- Semet v. Andorra Nurseries, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1966-04-19· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. GillilandSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-10-10· cited 14×
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