Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 5/13/1975
Commonwealth v. McNeil
Citations
- 337 A.2d 840
- 461 Pa. 709
- 69 A.L.R. 3d 1049
- 1975 Pa. LEXIS 826
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding the absence of a license is an essential element of the crime of carrying a firearm without a license as prohibited by 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6108 (formerly § 4628(e) of the Uniform Firearms Act)
- proof of a license being an essential element of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6106, the prosecution's failure to prove such an element necessitated reversal of defendant's conviction for that charge
- proof of a license being an essential element of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6106, the prosecution’s failure to prove such an element necessitated reversal of defendant’s conviction for that charge
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Judges: Jones, Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix, Manderino
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63 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. Hicks, M., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2019-05-31· cited 195×
- Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-03-29· cited 139×
- Commonwealth v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-06-03· cited 126×
- Commonwealth v. TervalonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-10-03· cited 122×
- Commonwealth v. BigelowSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-03-16· cited 101×
- Commonwealth v. BooneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-10-30· cited 95×
- Commonwealth v. FordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-06-10· cited 93×
- Commonwealth v. VogelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-04-27· cited 89×
- Commonwealth v. BavusaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-09-29· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-04-15· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. TolassiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-03-20· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. JonesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-09-27· cited 55×
- United States ex rel. Hickey v. JeffesThird Circuit· 1978-02-13· cited 53×
- Commonwealth v. SojournerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-06-22· cited 52×
- Henry v. StateSupreme Court of Florida· 1978-06-01· cited 46×
- State v. BeautonSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1976-02-17· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. ErnstSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-12-01· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. CrockfordSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-06-08· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. SojournerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-08-21· cited 30×
- Commonwealth v. HobsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-03-14· cited 28×
Cites
11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court· 1970-05-18· cited 11,712×
- Commonwealth v. YountSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-01-24· cited 177×
- Commonwealth v. BonomoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1959-05-28· cited 168×
- Commonwealth v. MartinolichSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-03-25· cited 122×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-10-16· cited 72×
- Commonwealth v. WatlingtonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-07-02· cited 56×
- Commonwealth v. StoffanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-06-21· cited 55×
- Jerry L. Johnson v. R. C. Wright, WardenFifth Circuit· 1975-04-28· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. SiliaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1960-12-14· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. AndersonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1959-12-17· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. TownsendSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1967-11-16· cited 12×
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