Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 7/1/1994
Commonwealth v. Pierce
Citations
- 645 A.2d 189
- 537 Pa. 514
- 1994 Pa. LEXIS 272
How courts have described this case
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- counsel cannot be considered ineffective for failing to pursue a meritless claim
- counsel cannot be considered ineffective for failing to pursue a meritless claim
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Judges: Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, Zappala, Papadakos, Cappy, Montemuro
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53 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. GrantSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-12-31· cited 1,205×
- Commonwealth v. BomarSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-05-30· cited 478×
- Commonwealth v. MelvinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-08-21· cited 419×
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-12-21· cited 416×
- Commonwealth v. Abu-JamalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-10-29· cited 410×
- Commonwealth v. FreemanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-05-30· cited 307×
- Commonwealth v. PursellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-01-19· cited 278×
- Commonwealth v. TaylorSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-09-07· cited 244×
- Commonwealth v. KelleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-03-15· cited 221×
- Commonwealth v. PaolelloSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-09-22· cited 134×
- Commonwealth v. MulhollandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-10-10· cited 117×
- Commonwealth v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-07-24· cited 117×
- Commonwealth v. RiveraSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-06-19· cited 113×
- Commonwealth v. SpotzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-03-29· cited 105×
- Commonwealth v. WalkerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-03-23· cited 104×
- Commonwealth v. LopezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-10-01· cited 83×
- Commonwealth v. GibsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-11-17· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. TreiberSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-05-16· cited 78×
- Commonwealth v. BrooksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-12-30· cited 73×
- Commonwealth v. RandallSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-08-01· cited 66×
Cites
29 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-06-09· cited 2,071×
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1967-11-14· cited 1,351×
- Commonwealth v. ZettlemoyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1982-12-30· cited 709×
- Commonwealth v. FarquharsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-01-29· cited 388×
- Commonwealth v. FreySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-04-13· cited 262×
- Pioneer Finishing Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court· 1983-08-23· cited 229×
- Commonwealth v. DurstSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-05-30· cited 206×
- Commonwealth v. PursellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-06-26· cited 203×
- Cox v. IllinoisSupreme Court· 1984-10-29· cited 180×
- Commonwealth v. McNeilSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-02-08· cited 135×
- Commonwealth v. WoodhouseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1960-09-26· cited 131×
- Commonwealth v. PotterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-12-20· cited 131×
- Commonwealth v. SzuchonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-11-20· cited 125×
- Commonwealth v. MitchellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-09-30· cited 113×
- Commonwealth v. RevtySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1972-10-04· cited 112×
- Commonwealth v. WeissSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-03-18· cited 111×
- Commonwealth v. GorbySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-04-03· cited 84×
- Commonwealth v. SchuckSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1960-09-26· cited 71×
- Commonwealth v. CollinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-07-07· cited 67×
- Commonwealth v. SmallwoodSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1982-03-10· cited 67×
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