Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 12/29/2014
Commonwealth v. Rivera
Citations
- 108 A.3d 779
- 631 Pa. 67
- 2014 Pa. LEXIS 3529
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that expert testimony on police procedures is unnecessary where counsel’s cross-examination conveyed the same information
- noting majority of this Court determined weighing of mitigating circumstances is qualitative, not quantitative
- noting majority of this Court determined weighing of mitigating circumstances is qualitative, not quantitative
- stating Agurs as “holding that where the prosecution elicits false testimony that it knew or should have known was false, the defendant's conviction must be reversed if there is any reasonable likelihood that the false testimony could have affected the judgment of the jury.”
- “[C]ounsel cannot be deemed ineffective for failing to raise a meritless claim.”
- describing requirements for justification defenses
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Judges: Baer, Castille, Eakin, Saylor, Stevens, Todd
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9 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. Treiber, S., ApltSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-08-17· cited 629×
- Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Solano, R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-12-21· cited 152×
- Commonwealth v. KennedySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-12-06· cited 66×
- Commonwealth v. WalterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-07-20· cited 36×
- Woods v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 2016-04-29· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. Solano, R., ApltSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-12-21
- Commonwealth v. Johnson, H., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2023-02-22
- Commonwealth v. Rivera, C., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2024-10-08
- Burrell v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware· 2024-12-02
Cites
63 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court· 1984-06-25· cited 123,578×
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court· 1963-05-13· cited 33,902×
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court· 2000-04-18· cited 15,929×
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court· 1976-06-24· cited 6,537×
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court· 2003-06-26· cited 5,961×
- Penry v. LynaughSupreme Court· 1989-06-26· cited 2,957×
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-06-09· cited 2,071×
- Greer v. MillerSupreme Court· 1987-09-21· cited 1,215×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2009-03-18· cited 958×
- Porter v. McCollumSupreme Court· 2009-11-30· cited 915×
- Commonwealth v. FearsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-02-19· cited 803×
- Commonwealth v. SpotzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-04-29· cited 764×
- Commonwealth v. AlbrechtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-11-23· cited 654×
- Commonwealth v. KoehlerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-01-20· cited 580×
- Commonwealth v. RoneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-10-30· cited 496×
- Commonwealth v. EdmistonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-04-24· cited 419×
- Commonwealth v. SneedSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-06-04· cited 398×
- Commonwealth v. LeskoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-02-24· cited 398×
- Commonwealth v. BusanetSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-10-19· cited 369×
- Commonwealth v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-03-26· cited 361×
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