Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2/15/1989
Commonwealth v. Mitchell
Citations
- 554 A.2d 542
- 381 Pa. Super. 592
- 1989 Pa. Super. LEXIS 148
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- affirming conviction for REAP when the defendant’s struggle over a police officer’s firearm, could have caused the firearm to discharge
- affirming REAP conviction for attempting to remove an officer’s weapon, unsnapping his holster in the process
- REAP proven where, during struggle, defendant unsnapped officer’s holster so that gun could easily be removed; Court found “[t]here was the very strong possibility that the revolver could discharge, injuring [the officer]”
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Judges: Olszewski, Kelly, Hester
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Cites
19 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court· 1970-05-18· cited 11,712×
- McKeiver v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court· 1971-06-28· cited 1,332×
- Commonwealth v. EllisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-11-10· cited 88×
- Commonwealth v. TrowbridgeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-12-14· cited 77×
- Commonwealth v. HolmesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-10-05· cited 77×
- Commonwealth v. RichardsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-10-16· cited 72×
- Terry AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1970-05-04· cited 66×
- Commonwealth v. LawrenceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1968-01-03· cited 65×
- Commonwealth v. BensonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-07-25· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. FarleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-10-08· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. DanielsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-03-25· cited 43×
- Johnson AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-12-20· cited 43×
- Goff v. Armbrecht Motor Truck Sales, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-10-24· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. MaddoxSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1982-12-10· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. KarlSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-06-15· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. McCaskillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-10-21· cited 20×
- Commonwealth v. HoldermanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-01-30· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. BakerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-05-15· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. AllessieSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-06-27· cited 17×
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