Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 7/6/1976
Commonwealth v. Walker
Citations
- 362 A.2d 227
- 468 Pa. 323
- 1976 Pa. LEXIS 679
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that sentences for rape, and statutory rape based on a single act of sexual intercourse were duplicitous, because there was only one invasion of the person of the victim
- imposing multiple sentences for single criminal act is “beyond the power” of a sentencing court
- imposing multiple sentences for single criminal act is “beyond the power” of a sentencing court
- imposing multiple sentences for single criminal act is “beyond the power” of a sentenc ing court
- Imposing multiple sentences for single criminal act is “beyond the power” of a sentencing court
- illegal sentence held void despite failure to raise objections below; claim that court lacked legal authority to impose such a sentence was not waived
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Judges: Jones, Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix, Manderino
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114 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. BerrySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-06-13· cited 245×
- Commonwealth v. RhodesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-06-06· cited 230×
- Commonwealth v. McKennaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-01-26· cited 167×
- Commonwealth v. FosterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-03-29· cited 138×
- Commonwealth v. SparrowSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-02-28· cited 134×
- Commonwealth v. NorrisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1982-06-01· cited 126×
- In Re HicksonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-04-25· cited 112×
- Commonwealth v. BartolomucciSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-07-06· cited 106×
- Commonwealth v. AponteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-08-19· cited 104×
- Commonwealth v. FrisbieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-12-18· cited 95×
- Commonwealth v. FordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-06-10· cited 93×
- Commonwealth v. IsabellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-11-16· cited 88×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-07-19· cited 85×
- Commonwealth v. FuquaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-06-27· cited 77×
- State v. LaMereIdaho Supreme Court· 1982-11-24· cited 72×
- Commonwealth v. WaltonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-01-24· cited 72×
- Commonwealth v. MirandaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1982-03-12· cited 65×
- Commonwealth v. BoernerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-10-03· cited 65×
- Commonwealth v. LawtonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-11-16· cited 61×
- Commonwealth v. SpruillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-11-22· cited 60×
Cites
11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court· 1969-06-23· cited 4,063×
- Commonwealth v. PiperSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-10-16· cited 112×
- Commonwealth v. BartolomucciSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-07-06· cited 106×
- Commonwealth v. TisdaleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-03-31· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. CoxSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1967-03-23· cited 40×
- Commonwealth v. RispoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1972-09-15· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. WolfeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1972-03-24· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. VeleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1916-07-18· cited 20×
- Commonwealth v. RaisonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-10-16· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. WalkerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-06-24· cited 10×
- United States ex rel. Cox v. BussellE.D. Pennsylvania· 1968-04-04· cited 4×
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