Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 6/20/1996
Commonwealth v. Showers
Citations
- 681 A.2d 746
- 452 Pa. Super. 135
- 1996 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2033
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding that decision to limit cross-examination of Commonwealth’s forensic psychiatrist was reasonable because “an extended cross-examination might have allowed [the expert] to restate his opinion -9- J-S62020-17 regarding the deceased’s risk of suicide”
- concluding that decision to limit cross-examination of Commonwealth’s forensic psychiatrist was reasonable because “an extended cross-examination might have allowed [the expert] to restate his opinion -9- J-S62020-17 regarding the deceased’s risk of suicide”
- discretion regarding scope and manner of cross-examination
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Judges: McEwen, Saylor, Montemuro
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8 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Com. v. Leclair, C.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-07-24· cited 68×
- Showers v. BeardThird Circuit· 2011-03-28· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. ShowersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-08-20· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-04-22· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. BeltzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-06-17· cited 22×
- State v. ReinerOhio Supreme Court· 2001-11-28· cited 22×
- Showers v. BeardM.D. Pennsylvania· 2008-11-10· cited 3×
- Liberty Place Retail Assocsiates, L.P. v. Israelite School of Universal Practical KnowledgePhiladelphia County Court of Common Pleas· 2013-11-07
Cites
31 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-10-06· cited 387×
- Commonwealth v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-07-19· cited 271×
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-07-01· cited 246×
- Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-11-22· cited 233×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-11-22· cited 204×
- Commonwealth v. BradySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-03-26· cited 180×
- Commonwealth v. MyrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-07-06· cited 144×
- Commonwealth v. PaolelloSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-09-22· cited 134×
- Commonwealth v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-08-25· cited 127×
- Commonwealth v. UlatoskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-02-28· cited 123×
- Commonwealth v. GeeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-04-07· cited 119×
- Commonwealth v. ButlerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1961-07-18· cited 81×
- Sweed v. 73rd LegislativeSupreme Court· 1996-02-20· cited 74×
- Commonwealth v. ScoleriSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1968-11-27· cited 73×
- Commonwealth v. WilsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-11-09· cited 72×
- Commonwealth v. ZimmickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-01-23· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-06-20· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-05-27· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. PayneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1903-02-09· cited 35×
- Venus v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1961-12-18· cited 30×
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