Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 5/2/2005
Commonwealth v. McClendon
Citations
- 874 A.2d 1223
- 2005 Pa. Super. 164
- 2005 Pa. Super. LEXIS 979
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding that defendant did not act in self-defense when he had the duty to retreat and could have done so safely but did not
- holding that credibility is a matter for the factfinder
- holding that credibility is a matter for the factfinder
- suggesting that Fowlin’s holding is fact-intensive, as the case involved an innocent bystander at a bar who was ambushed by three people and was maced to near blindness
- holding witness unavailable to testify under Pa. R. E. 804(a)(4
- discussing the Commonwealth’s burden with regard to provocation and duty to retreat
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Judges: Stevens, Melvin, Johnson
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14 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. VenturaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2009-05-26· cited 584×
- Commonwealth v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-08-06· cited 231×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-12-08· cited 169×
- Commonwealth v. RolanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-12-23· cited 117×
- Commonwealth v. HammondSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-06-11· cited 80×
- Com. Wilson, T.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2022-03-31· cited 51×
- In the Interest of R.N.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-06-02· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. BradleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-04-30· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-04-30· cited 30×
- Commonwealth v. WillisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2010-02-17· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. ChambersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-03-07· cited 16×
- In Re RNSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-06-02
- Commonwealth v. CepedaBerks County Court of Common Pleas· 2008-10-29
- Com. v. Peters, K.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2024-08-07
Cites
12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. WidmerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-01-20· cited 1,854×
- Commonwealth v. YanoffSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-02-12· cited 135×
- Commonwealth v. MurphySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-03-25· cited 106×
- Commonwealth v. RobinsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-02-14· cited 87×
- Commonwealth v. KlingSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-05-07· cited 72×
- Commonwealth v. BuksaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-03-07· cited 63×
- Commonwealth v. BraceySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-08-22· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. GuilfordSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-11-01· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. FowlinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-04-23· cited 40×
- Commonwealth v. ViningSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-01-04· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. MosleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-01-25· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. BourgeonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-12-20· cited 10×
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