Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 7/24/2017
Commonwealth v. Smith
Citations
- 167 A.3d 782
- 2017 Pa. Super. 242
- 2017 WL 3123868
- 2017 Pa. Super. LEXIS 567
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that counsel cannot be found ineffective for failing to pursue a meritless claim
- stating counsel cannot be found ineffective for failing to pursue a baseless or meritless claim
- rejecting ineffectiveness -8- J-A10039-24 claim for failure to call an expert witness where petitioner failed to demonstrate an expert existed or was available and willing to testify at trial
- addressing challenges to sufficiency of evidence for firearm offenses, simple assault, and REAP; deeming one issue related to sufficiency of evidence for resisting arrest waived for failure to develop claim on appeal; addressing challenge to suppression of evidence
- petitioner failed to demonstrate prejudice resulting from trial counsel’s failure to object to competency of 11-year old victim to testify at trial for rape of child and other sex offenses
- “[t]he presumption does not arise where a child witness is under age fourteen”
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Judges: Panella, Dubow, Elliott
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6 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2018-06-29· cited 50×
- Com. v. McNeil, R.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2018-03-15
- Commonwealth v. Thomas, L., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2019-08-20
- Com. v. Bryant, A.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2022-05-24
- Com. v. Williams, J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2025-10-23
- Com. v. SargentSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2026-05-15
Cites
20 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court· 1984-06-25· cited 123,578×
- Commonwealth v. FordSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-05-08· cited 887×
- Commonwealth v. FearsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-02-19· cited 803×
- Commonwealth v. BoydSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-05-02· cited 573×
- Commonwealth v. RiveraSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2010-12-17· cited 394×
- Commonwealth v. HutchinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-08-22· cited 298×
- Commonwealth v. FultonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-08-19· cited 285×
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-07-01· cited 246×
- Commonwealth v. ChambersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-09-26· cited 232×
- Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-12-03· cited 213×
- Commonwealth v. MoserSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-04-04· cited 198×
- Commonwealth v. PoplawskiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-06-04· cited 191×
- Rosche v. McCoySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1959-11-25· cited 173×
- Commonwealth v. DelbridgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-09-25· cited 165×
- Commonwealth v. ElliottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-11-21· cited 165×
- Commonwealth v. LauroSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-02-27· cited 141×
- Commonwealth v. JuddSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-04-12· cited 66×
- Commonwealth v. HarveySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-12-20· cited 45×
- Commonwealth v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-12-22· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. PenroseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-12-28· cited 6×
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