Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 8/2/1991
Commonwealth v. Sanchez
Citations
- 595 A.2d 617
- 407 Pa. Super. 234
- 1991 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2186
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- holding that references to defendant as an “illegal alien” were inadmissible; however, the error was harmless on direct appeal
- noting that references to the defendant as an illegal alien were prejudicial because they permitted the jury to infer that the defendant was prone to engage in criminal conduct
- noting that references to the defendant as an illegal alien were prejudicial because they permitted the jury to infer that the defendant was prone to engage in criminal conduct
- noting that references to the defendant as an illegal alien were prejudicial because they permitted the jury to infer that the defendant was prone to engage in criminal conduct
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Judges: Popovich, Johnson, Hoffman
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5 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. KoumaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-05-29· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. SneeringerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-12-29· cited 30×
- Commonwealth v. MooreSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-07-14· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. StanleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1993-06-17· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. MolinaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-04-06· cited 6×
Cites
10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. StorySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-01-26· cited 730×
- Commonwealth v. BillaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-03-06· cited 186×
- Commonwealth v. DavisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-05-23· cited 137×
- Commonwealth v. WallaceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-07-05· cited 93×
- Commonwealth v. DuffeySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-10-14· cited 69×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-04-25· cited 64×
- Commonwealth v. MorrisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-12-15· cited 48×
- Commonwealth v. MorrisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-09-22· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. KnappSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-05-02· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. BOVASuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1956-01-17· cited 18×
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