Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 10/28/1999
Commonwealth v. Murphy
Citations
- 739 A.2d 141
- 559 Pa. 71
- 1999 Pa. LEXIS 3249
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- Court evaluates jury charge to determine whether it is accurate and clear statement of law; charge is read and considered in its entirety, and its general effect controls
- “reasonable doubt” is one that would “cause a prudent, careful and sensible person to pause, hesitate, restrain himself or herself before acting upon a matter of the highest importance in his or her affairs”
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Judges: Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor
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11 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. HanibleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-10-19· cited 368×
- Commonwealth v. DanielsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2009-01-23· cited 350×
- Commonwealth v. WrightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-12-22· cited 339×
- Commonwealth v. Wholaver, E., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2018-01-11· cited 267×
- Tincher, T. v. Omega Flex, Inc., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-11-19· cited 247×
- Commonwealth v. CookSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-07-24· cited 224×
- Commonwealth v. HughesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-12-21· cited 218×
- Commonwealth v. RomeroSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-12-28· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. GibsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-05-12· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. SpotzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-09-03· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. KerriganLehigh County Court of Common Pleas· 2005-11-17
Cites
25 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court· 1970-05-18· cited 11,712×
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-06-09· cited 2,071×
- Francis v. FranklinSupreme Court· 1985-04-29· cited 2,053×
- Victor v. NebraskaSupreme Court· 1994-05-16· cited 1,656×
- Commonwealth v. KimballSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-01-22· cited 512×
- Commonwealth v. LaCavaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-09-19· cited 252×
- Commonwealth v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-07-02· cited 207×
- Commonwealth v. EdmistonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1993-11-10· cited 196×
- Commonwealth v. CopenheferSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-10-05· cited 172×
- Commonwealth v. ProsdocimoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-08-17· cited 136×
- Commonwealth v. StokesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-10-06· cited 99×
- Commonwealth v. CarterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-09-22· cited 97×
- Commonwealth v. ChmielSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-03-04· cited 90×
- Commonwealth v. WallaceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-03-29· cited 86×
- Commonwealth v. CarboneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-08-15· cited 82×
- Commonwealth v. BennettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-02-28· cited 64×
- Commonwealth v. LesherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-06-03· cited 63×
- Commonwealth v. MurphySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-04-18· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. CayeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-11-26· cited 48×
- Commonwealth v. Cam LySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-03-18· cited 45×
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