Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 7/19/1995

Commonwealth v. Simmons

Citations

662 A.2d 621
541 Pa. 211
1995 Pa. LEXIS 499

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

holding that the question of a witness’s credibility is reserved exclusively for the jury and that the appellate court cannot substitute its judgment for that of the finder of fact
holding that prosecutor’s misstatement of testimony was not prosecutorial misconduct when there was no evidence the misstatement was deliberate
holding that mistrial was unwarranted after witness fainted because the incident was brief, and district judge promptly cleared the courtroom and later informed jury that the witness was doing fine
holding that mistrial was unwarranted after witness fainted because the incident was brief, and district judge promptly cleared the courtroom and later informed jury that the witness was doing fine
holding that mere inconsistencies do not support a weight of the evidence claim
stating that expert opinion cannot be offered to intrude upon the jury's basic function of deciding credibility

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Nix, Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Montemuro

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Cited by

119 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

63 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Other cases named Commonwealth v. Simmons

75 other CourtListener records share this case name; the 50 most cited are listed.

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.