Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 12/30/2005
Commonwealth v. States
Citations
- 891 A.2d 737
- 2005 Pa. Super. 434
- 2005 Pa. Super. LEXIS 4298
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that acquittal in defendant’s previous trial was binding in subsequent proceeding where the charges against defendant had been severed
- recognizing this exception and describing how “[t]he basic purpose of the double jeopardy clause mandates that a defendant who has a meritorious claim have an effective procedural means of vindicating his constitutional right to be spared an unnecessary trial.”
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Judges: Melvin, McCaffery, Popovich
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6 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. PerfettoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-08-30· cited 56×
- Commonwealth v. MiskovitchSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-03-01· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. BarberSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-12-03· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. NossSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-05-09· cited 16×
- Jones v. SamoraColorado Court of Appeals· 2016-12-29· cited 11×
- B. Sherwood v. PA DOCCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2021-12-06
Cites
25 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court· 1969-06-23· cited 7,763×
- Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court· 1970-04-20· cited 4,277×
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court· 1969-06-23· cited 4,063×
- Brown v. OhioSupreme Court· 1977-06-16· cited 3,552×
- Commonwealth v. BoldenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-04-28· cited 259×
- Phillips v. A-Best Products Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-10-18· cited 218×
- Commonwealth v. TarverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-02-04· cited 148×
- Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-03-29· cited 139×
- Commonwealth v. BradySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-04-23· cited 114×
- United States of America Ex Rel. Keith Webb v. Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, the District Attorney of Philadelphia CountyThird Circuit· 1975-06-09· cited 97×
- Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-12-29· cited 93×
- Commonwealth v. CosnekSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-11-24· cited 89×
- Commonwealth v. HudeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-10-31· cited 87×
- Roger Fain v. Ed Duff, Etc.Fifth Circuit· 1974-03-01· cited 79×
- United States v. Richard A. HernandezNinth Circuit· 1978-02-27· cited 77×
- Clark v. TroutmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-12-10· cited 74×
- Commonwealth v. KlobuchirSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-06-06· cited 70×
- Commonwealth v. HolderSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-08-22· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. BuffingtonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-07-22· cited 54×
- Commonwealth v. McCaneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-03-04· cited 37×
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