Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 9/19/1988
Commonwealth v. Melvin
Citations
- 548 A.2d 275
- 378 Pa. Super. 59
- 1988 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2588
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- declining to find the defendant’s issues waived when he presented a single argument for four of his appellate issues, and also condensed three other issues into one argument
- court did not appear to require an individualized showing that the starter pistol could fire or be converted to fire projectiles; instead the court relied on findings in past cases like Cofoni
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Judges: Cavanaugh, Melinson, Watkins
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11 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. RodgersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-02-26· cited 98×
- Commonwealth v. MartinezSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-12-29· cited 72×
- Commonwealth v. BlairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-05-14· cited 67×
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2003-10-01· cited 44×
- United States v. Glenn Ruel BurnettNinth Circuit· 1994-02-11· cited 33×
- Commonwealth v. NolenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-12-22· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. MarshSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-11-16· cited 11×
- Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas· 2002-04-11· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. HynemanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1993-04-02· cited 5×
- State v. WilliamsNew Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1989-04-21· cited 4×
- Williams, Theodore SaronCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2003-10-01
Cites
15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. TuladzieckiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-03-10· cited 739×
- Commonwealth v. NelsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-04-03· cited 154×
- Commonwealth v. KrumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-11-02· cited 142×
- Commonwealth v. WhitneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-07-15· cited 135×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-07-19· cited 85×
- Commonwealth v. WhiteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-04-19· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. GburSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-04-06· cited 30×
- Commonwealth v. MaysSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-03-23· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. BalchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-04-27· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. AnderjackSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-10-26· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. WienckowskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-02-17· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. ZellnerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-07-13· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. SterlingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-07-26· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. CofoniSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-01-10· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. KenonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-09-21· cited 8×
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