Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 7/14/1978
Commonwealth v. Schroth
Citations
- 388 A.2d 1034
- 479 Pa. 485
- 1978 Pa. LEXIS 776
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- reiterating the same general rule and concluding it was not error to show jury a crime scene diagram that indicated a “blood stain” given the accompanying testimony by the person who created the diagram and the curative instructions
- view of naked back of decedent without face, blood or wounds visible held not inflammatory
- “A lay witness may testify that a certain substance appeared to be blood without having to subject the substance to chemical analysis
- demonstrative evidence “may be admitted so long as it has relevance and can assist the jury’s understanding of the facts of the case before it”
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Judges: Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix, Manderino, Larsen
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23 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-07-19· cited 271×
- Commonwealth v. LyonsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-10-30· cited 221×
- Commonwealth v. RootsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-10-05· cited 127×
- State v. DeJesusSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1984-09-04· cited 75×
- Commonwealth v. BattySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-10-27· cited 48×
- Commonwealth v. AriziniSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-04-03· cited 45×
- Commonwealth v. YoungSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-03-29· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. WalterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-07-20· cited 36×
- Commonwealth v. BerrySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-08-31· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. ChackoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-10-05· cited 27×
- Mitchell v. Gravely International, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-07-29· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. TrudellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-02-22· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. MillerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-07-06· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. DennisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-04-22· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. GloverSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-04-12· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. SergeLackawanna County Court of Common Pleas· 2001-09-14· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. ToomeySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-10-21· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. McCutchenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-12-28· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. ConnorsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-02-11· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. GlassSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-08-31· cited 5×
Cites
15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. PetrakovichSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-12-05· cited 145×
- Commonwealth v. NovakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1959-03-16· cited 145×
- Commonwealth v. PowellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1968-01-03· cited 101×
- Commonwealth v. CollinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1970-10-09· cited 75×
- Commonwealth v. ScaramuzzinoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-03-25· cited 65×
- Commonwealth v. ChastenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-03-25· cited 53×
- Commonwealth v. SullivanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-12-29· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. SchrothSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-11-20· cited 40×
- Commonwealth v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1969-01-15· cited 40×
- Commonwealth v. SnyderSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1962-06-28· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. WoodsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-11-26· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. MorganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1972-10-04· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. ClaittSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-11-26· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. SmallsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1972-10-04· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. GibbonsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1897-01-19· cited 11×
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