Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 7/22/2004
Commonwealth v. Lopez
Citations
- 854 A.2d 465
- 578 Pa. 545
- 2004 Pa. LEXIS 1626
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing that \no number of failed claims may collectively attain merit if they could not do so individually\
- recognizing a layered ineffectiveness claim begins with an assessment of trial counsel’s performance and a failure to establish ineffectiveness of trial counsel defeats the entire claim
- explaining “[t]he average layperson is generally unacquainted with the physical processes accompanying ligature strangulation”
- deeming IAC claims waived where petitioner failed to develop through discussion of reasonable basis and prejudice prongs of IAC standard, how appellate counsel rendered IAC in failing to advance claims of trial counsel ineffectiveness
- admission of expert testimony is matter of discretion for trial court and will not be remanded, overruled, or disturbed absent clear abuse of discretion
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor, Eakin, Baer
Read full opinion on CourtListenerCited by
14 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. LeskoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-02-24· cited 398×
- Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-12-29· cited 256×
- Commonwealth v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-12-30· cited 199×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-04-21· cited 187×
- Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Williams, C.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-07-19· cited 134×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-12-22· cited 114×
- Commonwealth v. AliciaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-05-28· cited 68×
- Commonwealth v. duPontSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-09-17· cited 63×
- Commonwealth v. YocolanoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-08-14· cited 48×
- Commonwealth v. RomeroSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-12-28· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. CarterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-03-19· cited 20×
- Commonwealth v. PittsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-08-25· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. Williams, C., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-07-19
- Commonwealth v. Lopez, G., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2021-04-29
Cites
15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court· 2003-06-26· cited 5,961×
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-06-09· cited 2,071×
- Commonwealth v. McGillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-09-29· cited 412×
- Commonwealth v. BasemoreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-01-20· cited 404×
- Commonwealth v. BraceySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-12-31· cited 246×
- Commonwealth v. RollinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-09-29· cited 208×
- Commonwealth v. HowardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-08-08· cited 157×
- Commonwealth v. AukerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-07-31· cited 138×
- Commonwealth v. RushSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-12-18· cited 138×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-10-09· cited 134×
- Commonwealth v. KingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-12-02· cited 124×
- Commonwealth v. LopezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-10-01· cited 83×
- Commonwealth v. FreySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-02-03· cited 81×
- Commonwealth v. HaagSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-07-10· cited 44×
- Lopez v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court· 2000-05-30· cited 2×
Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.