Commonwealth v. Murphy

How courts have described this case

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• finding, after review of dictionary definition of term as well as interpretation of term by other jurisdictions, that “constructive transfer” means that transferor directed another to convey drugs that were under the transferor’s control to a third person
• “[A] conviction for conspiracy requires proof of the existence of a shared criminal intent.”
• the fact that evidence establishing a defendant's participation in acrime is circumstantial does not preclude a conviction where the evidence coupled with reasonable inferences drawn therefrom overcomes the presumption of innocence
• “Even if the conspirator did not act as a principal in committing the underlying crime, he is still criminally liable for the actions of his co- conspirators in furtherance of the conspiracy.”
• “Even if the conspirator did not act as a principal in committing the underlying crime, he is still -6- J-S57003-14 criminally liable for the actions of his coconspirators in furtherance of the conspiracy.”
• \The \\fact that the evidence establishing a defendant's participation in a crime is circumstantial does not preclude a conviction where the evidence coupled with the reasonable inferences drawn therefrom overcomes the presumption of innocence.\

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Cited by

34 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Commonwealth v. Jones
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-04-25· cited 502×
• Commonwealth v. Melvin
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-08-21· cited 419×
• Commonwealth v. Lamonda
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-08-29· cited 241×
• Commonwealth v. Franklin
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-06-24· cited 237×
• Commonwealth v. Murphy
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-03-22· cited 212×
• Commonwealth v. Hunzer
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-01-12· cited 211×
• Commonwealth v. Knox
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-07-16· cited 172×
• Commonwealth v. Johnson
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2018-02-22· cited 161×
• Commonwealth v. Bricker
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-09-02· cited 149×
• Commonwealth v. Kinard
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-03-04· cited 137×
• Commonwealth v. Brewer
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-06-02· cited 129×
• Commonwealth v. Devine
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-08-05· cited 129×
• Commonwealth v. McClendon
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-05-02· cited 115×
• Commonwealth v. Rahman
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-06-24· cited 105×
• In re V.C.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-04-04· cited 54×
• Commonwealth v. Lynch
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-07-29· cited 54×
• Commonwealth v. Stays
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-07-08· cited 53×
• Commonwealth v. Pettyjohn
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-03-11· cited 46×
• Commonwealth v. Shank
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-09-12· cited 27×
• Commonwealth v. McCoy
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-05-23· cited 27×