Commonwealth v. Pittman

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that a prosecutor may elect not to seek a mandatory minimum sentence
• discussing Commonwealth’s discretion regarding mandatory minimum sentences under 42 Pa. C.S. § 9712(b)
• “[T]his Court has consistently upheld, against due process challenges, the authority of the prosecutor to choose between procedures and sentencing alternatives.”
• grant of discretionary authority to prosecutor as whether to invoke provisions of mandatory minimum sentencing provision for use of a firearm in commission of enumerated felony was constitutionally permissible
• declining to resolve constitutional issue where alternative disposition exists

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

16 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Mikhail v. Kahn
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2014-01-13· cited 114×
• Commonwealth v. Vasquez
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-01-28· cited 113×
• Commonwealth v. Hernandez
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-05-22· cited 43×
• Velop, Inc. v. Kaplan
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1997-05-19· cited 40×
• Commonwealth v. Ferguson
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-12-19· cited 29×
• Commonwealth v. Logan
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-04-08· cited 21×
• Commonwealth v. Mebane
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-10-29· cited 19×
• Commonwealth v. Biddle
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-12-17· cited 17×
• Commonwealth v. Simmons
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-10-27· cited 15×
• Commonwealth v. Smith
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-07-06· cited 14×
• Commonwealth v. Schmuck
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-07-17· cited 5×
• Commonwealth v. Amundsen
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-07-31· cited 4×
• McCann v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-07-19· cited 3×
• Commonwealth v. Harton
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-05-06· cited 3×
• Commonwealth v. Boyles
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-04-13· cited 2×
• Commonwealth v. Smith
  Alleghany County Court of Common Pleas· 1995-03-31

Cites

9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• McMillan v. Pennsylvania
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-19· cited 1,908×
• Oyler v. Boles
  Supreme Court· 1962-02-19· cited 1,736×
• United States v. Batchelder
  Supreme Court· 1979-06-04· cited 1,568×
• Commonwealth v. Wright
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-06-10· cited 177×
• Commonwealth v. Lutz
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-06-26· cited 150×
• Commonwealth v. Bell
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-10-24· cited 120×
• Krenzelak v. Krenzelak
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-12-13· cited 111×
• Commonwealth v. Parker White Metal Co.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-10-09· cited 82×
• Brunwasser v. Fields
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-12-21· cited 21×