Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 11/23/2011
Commonwealth v. Roebuck
Citations
- 32 A.3d 613
- 612 Pa. 642
- 2011 Pa. LEXIS 2819
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that accomplice liability does not require specific intent to bring about particular result and can be established if Commonwealth establishes that accomplice acted with mental culpability required of principal actor
- “[T]he Commonwealth relied upon accomplice theory, which is codified in Section 306 of the Crimes Code along with other complicity-based accountability principles.”
- “[T]he required culpability [for accomplice liability] derives from the mental state required for liability of a principal . . . .”
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Baer, Castille, Consideration, Eakin, McCaffery, Melvin, Saylor, Todd
Read full opinion on CourtListenerCited by
13 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. FisherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-10-30· cited 144×
- Commonwealth v. DantzlerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-03-09· cited 121×
- Commonwealth v. NaranjoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-09-04· cited 85×
- Commonwealth v. MitchellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-02-29· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. GiordanoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-08-05· cited 54×
- Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Rose, S.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-11-18· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. Knox, J., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-12-15· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. Moran, ApltSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-11-20· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. StreetSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-05-03· cited 19×
- Com. v. Predmore, S.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2018-11-27
- Com. v. Gross, E.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-04-29
- Commonwealth v. Yale, E., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2021-04-29
- Commonwealth v. Peters, K., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2026-05-04
Cites
30 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. DrumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1868-07-01· cited 323×
- Commonwealth v. FlanaganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-07-23· cited 212×
- State v. BacaNew Mexico Supreme Court· 1997-11-13· cited 197×
- Commonwealth v. MarkmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-02-21· cited 189×
- Commonwealth v. YoungSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-01-22· cited 133×
- Commonwealth v. MeadowsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-12-31· cited 127×
- Commonwealth v. KimbroughSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-04-19· cited 121×
- Commonwealth v. HallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-08-18· cited 118×
- Commonwealth v. SantosSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-06-20· cited 105×
- Commonwealth v. YoungSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-07-02· cited 95×
- Commonwealth v. LudwigSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-05-19· cited 94×
- State v. FosterSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1987-03-17· cited 77×
- Commonwealth v. GriffinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-01-28· cited 72×
- State v. BecciaSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1986-03-04· cited 70×
- Commonwealth v. SpellsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-07-01· cited 69×
- State v. NelsonCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 2007-01-09· cited 53×
- Commonwealth v. CousinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-12-28· cited 47×
- Commonwealth v. WeimerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2009-08-17· cited 45×
- Palmer v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado· 1998-09-14· cited 40×
- People v. WheelerSupreme Court of Colorado· 1989-04-17· cited 37×
Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.