Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 8/6/2014
Commonwealth v. Smith
Citations
- 97 A.3d 782
- 2014 Pa. Super. 165
- 2014 WL 3844118
- 2014 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2320
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 Commonwealth sustains its burden of disproving self-defense if it establishes, - 11 - J-A29027-24 beyond a reasonable doubt, inter alia, that the accused provoked the use of force
- holding that the Commonwealth sustains its burden of disproving self-defense if it establishes, beyond a reasonable doubt, inter alia, that the accused had a duty to retreat and the retreat was possible with complete safety
- stating that a defendant “must be free from fault in provoking or escalating the altercation that led to the offense” (emphasis and citation omitted)
- stating that even if evidence was inadmissible at a non-jury trial, a trial court, acting as the finder of fact, is presumed to ignore it
- stating that, an orphans’ court, acting as the fact-finder, is presumed to know the law
- explaining that the finder of fact is free to believe all, part or none of the evidence
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Judges: Gantman, Panella, Stabile
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9 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-12-08· cited 169×
- Commonwealth v. KoniasSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-03-18· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. McFaddenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-02-15· cited 68×
- Com. v. Williams, C.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2021-06-15· cited 51×
- Com. v. Green, V.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2022-03-16· cited 44×
- Com. v. Goldman,T.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2021-05-14· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. PalLackawanna County Court of Common Pleas· 2015-01-09· cited 1×
- Com. v. Echols, T.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-01-17
- Com. v. Peters, K.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2024-08-07
Cites
18 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. JonesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-04-25· cited 502×
- Commonwealth v. SepulvedaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-11-28· cited 299×
- Commonwealth v. ReynoldsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-10-27· cited 255×
- Commonwealth v. MouzonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-08-21· cited 202×
- Commonwealth v. BullickSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-08-04· cited 197×
- Commonwealth v. BullockSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-04-28· cited 152×
- Commonwealth v. DentSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-11-25· cited 149×
- Commonwealth v. BurnsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-12-20· cited 148×
- Commonwealth v. TorresSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-02-21· cited 144×
- Commonwealth v. Son TruongSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-01-13· cited 143×
- Commonwealth v. HallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-08-18· cited 118×
- Commonwealth v. McClendonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-05-02· cited 115×
- Commonwealth v. HammondSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-06-11· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. GonzalesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-05-28· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. HarrisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-10-18· cited 47×
- Commonwealth v. HillSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1993-07-09· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. EberleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-10-07· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. SotoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-04-17· cited 4×
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