Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 3/18/1975
Commonwealth v. Santana
Citations
- 333 A.2d 876
- 460 Pa. 482
- 1975 Pa. LEXIS 679
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding testimony should have been rejected by jury where refuted by “undisputed physical facts”
- “‘[Testimony in conflict with incontrovertible physical facts and contrary to human experience and the laws of nature must be rejected.’ ” (citation omitted)
- “‘[T]estimony in conflict with incontrovertible physical facts and contrary to human experience and the laws of nature must be rejected.’” (citation omitted)
- “It is settled law in Pennsylvania that testimony in conflict with the incontrovertible physical facts and contrary to human experience and the laws of nature must be rejected.”
- “It is settled law in Pennsylvania that testimony in conflict with the incontrovertible physical facts and contrary to human experience and the laws of nature must be rejected.”
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Judges: Jones, Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix, Manderino
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13 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. WidmerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-01-20· cited 1,854×
- Commonwealth v. CharlestonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-06-06· cited 278×
- Commonwealth v. RobinsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-02-14· cited 87×
- Commonwealth v. MorganSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-12-08· cited 78×
- Commonwealth v. GruffSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-03-27· cited 75×
- Commonwealth v. WitherspoonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-10-05· cited 30×
- Commonwealth v. NewmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-01-06· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. HoetzelSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-02-20· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. ScarpinoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-07-02· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. DanielsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-10-31· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. TraffordSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-04-15· cited 10×
- Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Bracey, E.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-06-16· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. GessleinLehigh County Court of Common Pleas· 2013-12-20
Cites
15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. FortuneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-04-23· cited 151×
- Commonwealth v. DavisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-08-04· cited 136×
- Commonwealth v. TIRPAKSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-01-07· cited 96×
- Commonwealth v. ReeceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1970-03-20· cited 78×
- Commonwealth v. StanleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-09-19· cited 76×
- Commonwealth v. PetriskoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-03-18· cited 66×
- Juan Avalos Guevara, Jr. v. United StatesFifth Circuit· 1957-03-28· cited 61×
- Temple v. Pennsylvania Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-12-20· cited 47×
- Commonwealth v. FostarSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-01-24· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-03-25· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. WhitnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-10-12· cited 23×
- Guadalupe Martinez Rodriguez v. United StatesFifth Circuit· 1956-04-25· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. RussellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-07-15· cited 13×
- Alice Colna, Administratrix of the Estate of Herman K. Roien, Deceased v. Northern Metal Co.Third Circuit· 1957-04-04· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. SantanaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-11-21· cited 1×
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