Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 11/4/1993
Commonwealth v. Szuchon
Citations
- 633 A.2d 1098
- 534 Pa. 483
- 1993 Pa. LEXIS 239
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- proceedings resulting in conviction were so unfair that miscarriage of justice occurred which no civilized society can tolerate
- proceedings resulting in conviction were so unfair that miscarriage of justice occurred which no civilized society can tolerate
- second collateral attack requires showing of miscarriage of justice which no society could tolerate or that defendant was innocent of charge
- second collateral attack requires showing of miscarriage of justice which no society could tolerate or that defendant was innocent of charge
- where a strong prima facie showing is offered to demonstrate that a miscarriage of justice occurred, a subsequent petition for post-conviction relief will be entertained
- where a strong prima facie showing is offered to demonstrate that a miscarriage of justice occurred, a subsequent petition for post-conviction relief will be entertained
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Judges: Nix, Flaherty, Zappala, Papadakos, Cappy, Montemuro
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30 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. TravagliaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-06-23· cited 541×
- Lisa Michelle Lambert v. Charlotte Blackwell, Mrs., Superintendent the Attorney General of the State of PennsylvaniaThird Circuit· 1998-01-26· cited 529×
- Commonwealth v. SpotzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-05-02· cited 402×
- Commonwealth v. MoralesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-09-17· cited 316×
- Commonwealth v. AllenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-05-25· cited 279×
- Gary Lee Doctor v. Gilbert A. WaltersThird Circuit· 1996-11-04· cited 185×
- Jermyn v. HornThird Circuit· 2001-09-21· cited 167×
- Commonwealth v. GribbleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-12-21· cited 163×
- Szuchon v. LehmanThird Circuit· 2001-11-20· cited 153×
- Commonwealth v. JermynSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-02-25· cited 96×
- Banks v. HornThird Circuit· 1997-09-19· cited 86×
- Commonwealth v. BeasleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-06-18· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. BuehlSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-05-16· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. KenneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-05-28· cited 77×
- Commonwealth v. LeggSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-04-03· cited 66×
- Commonwealth v. DeHartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-11-22· cited 63×
- Larry Gene Hull v. Kenneth Kyler, Superintendent Pa Attorney GeneralThird Circuit· 1999-09-10· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. BeasleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2009-03-18· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. FioreSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-09-20· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. LassenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-05-16· cited 29×
Cites
4 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-06-09· cited 2,071×
- Commonwealth v. LawsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-10-17· cited 180×
- Commonwealth v. SzuchonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-11-20· cited 125×
- Commonwealth v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-11-19· cited 50×
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