Commonwealth v. McDermott
Citations
- 224 Pa. 363
- 73 A. 427
- 1909 Pa. LEXIS 795
Syllabus
<p>Criminal law — Oleomargarine—Second offense — Verdict—Sentence— Act of May 29, 1901, P. L. 327.</p> <p>Where a person is found guilty by a jury of violating the oleomargarine Act of May 29, 1901, P. L. 327, but is not sentenced, the mere verdict of guilty does not establish a conviction within the meaning of sec. 7 of the act, and if such person commits a second offense before he has been sentenced for the first offense, and is tried therefor and a verdict rendered against him, he cannot be sentenced to the penalties imposed by the act for a second conviction.</p>
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- interpreting the word \conviction\ contained in a recidivist statute as requiring a previous judicial decree before enhancement of a latter offense was lawful
- attaching a sequential significance to the General Assembly's use of the word \conviction\ in a recidivist provision
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Judges: Brown, Elkin, Fell, Mestrezat, Mitchell, Stewart
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26 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Dye v. SkeenWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1950-12-12· cited 71×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-12-29· cited 52×
- Commonwealth v. MourarSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-01-21· cited 49×
- Coleman v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)· 1939-02-14· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. JaroweckiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2009-12-30· cited 40×
- Commonwealth v. JaroweckiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-04-17· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. PalarinoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1951-01-12· cited 36×
- Commonwealth v. DickersonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-10-03· cited 36×
- Commonwealth v. WolfeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-01-17· cited 35×
- Poppe v. StateNebraska Supreme Court· 1952-03-21· cited 19×
- United States v. William Edward AdamsThird Circuit· 1985-09-06· cited 18×
- Holst v. OwensFifth Circuit· 1928-01-30· cited 18×
- State v. BradySupreme Court of Kansas· 1943-05-08· cited 17×
- United States v. LindquistW.D. Washington· 1921-05-25· cited 15×
- State Ex Rel. Heartsill v. County Election BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma· 1958-06-02· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. EdeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-04-28· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. LewandowskiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1920-07-14· cited 9×
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Trotter v. HendrickSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1962-01-17· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. GraeffSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-01-24· cited 8×
- People v. KlemickAppellate Court of Illinois· 1941-04-14· cited 8×
Cites
5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Rauch v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1875-10-12· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. KileyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1889-12-31· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. MillerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1897-11-19· cited 21×
- York County v. DalhousenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1863-05-21· cited 13×
- Wright v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1893-10-30· cited 10×
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