Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 3/13/1981
Commonwealth v. Shain
Citations
- 426 A.2d 589
- 493 Pa. 360
- 1981 Pa. LEXIS 736
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- disapproving prosecution commentary suggesting that defendant intended to molest decedent-victim; setting of crime did not exclude that possibility, but evidence did not support inference of motive
- disapproving prosecution commentary suggesting that defendant intended to molest decedent-victim; setting of crime did not exclude that possibility, but evidence did not support inference of motive
- “In establishing an accused’s guilt in a homicide case, the prosecutor is not required to show motive.”
- “In establishing an accused’s guilt in a homicide case, the prosecutor is not required to show motive.”
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Judges: Roberts, Nix, Larsen, Flaherty and Kauffman
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15 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. AliSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2010-12-29· cited 675×
- Commonwealth v. ChesterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-03-20· cited 227×
- Commonwealth v. SudlerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-10-14· cited 80×
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Buchanan v. VerbonitzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-10-10· cited 72×
- Commonwealth v. RickerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-07-17· cited 64×
- Commonwealth v. BerriosSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-09-24· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. BarrenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-07-08· cited 45×
- Commonwealth v. ShainSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-01-20· cited 41×
- Commonwealth v. ThomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-02-24· cited 40×
- Commonwealth v. McNairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-02-21· cited 28×
- Com. v. Harris, R.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2022-01-03· cited 20×
- Larry Roberts v. David LauThird Circuit· 2024-01-11· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. ClaytonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-12-17· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. MacBrideSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-03-15· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. MartinLebanon County Court of Common Pleas· 1981-12-30
Cites
11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. StorySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-01-26· cited 730×
- Commonwealth v. GoosbySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-03-16· cited 179×
- Commonwealth v. RevtySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1972-10-04· cited 112×
- Commonwealth v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-10-08· cited 100×
- Commonwealth v. PearsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1967-09-26· cited 67×
- Commonwealth v. AdkinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-10-08· cited 66×
- Commonwealth v. StarksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-06-02· cited 61×
- Commonwealth v. TuckerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-03-18· cited 55×
- Commonwealth v. COOPERSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-04-22· cited 31×
- Phelin v. KenderdineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1853-03-21· cited 20×
- Kaylor v. Cornwall RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1906-11-02· cited 3×
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