Commonwealth v. Smalis

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• by sustaining a defense demurrer, a trial court determines that the Commonwealth’s evidence is insufficient to sustain a conviction and therefore enters the functional equivalent of an acquittal
• by sustaining a defense demurrer, a trial court determines that the Commonwealth's evidence is insufficient to sustain a conviction and therefore enters the functional equivalent of an acquittal

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Cited by

6 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Commonwealth v. Feathers
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-05-31· cited 55×
• Commonwealth v. Micklos
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-02-28· cited 38×
• Commonwealth v. White
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-09-28· cited 18×
• Commonwealth v. Smalis
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-07-23· cited 4×
• Commonwealth v. Smalis
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-06-02· cited 2×
• Commonwealth v. Dewald
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1993-06-28· cited 1×

Cites

2 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Smalis v. Pennsylvania
  Supreme Court· 1986-05-05· cited 328×
• Commonwealth v. Zoller
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-03-29· cited 37×