Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2/29/1988
Commonwealth v. Williams
Citations
- 538 A.2d 557
- 371 Pa. Super. 509
- 1988 Pa. Super. LEXIS 520
How courts have described this case
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- In determining that the impeachment of the most critical defense witness with his convictions for crimes which were not crimen falsi had only de minimis effect upon the jury, the Court concluded that the same rules apply for impeaching a witness as for impeaching a defendant.
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Judges: Tamilia, Popovich, Cercone
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6 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-04-25· cited 64×
- Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-12-08· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. JacksonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-06-27· cited 16×
- Russell v. HubiczSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1993-04-29· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. YoungSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-03-09· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-01-13
Cites
14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-06-09· cited 2,071×
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1967-11-14· cited 1,351×
- Commonwealth v. HubbardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-01-28· cited 854×
- Commonwealth v. StorySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-01-26· cited 730×
- Commonwealth v. RandallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-07-09· cited 126×
- Commonwealth v. NorrisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1982-06-01· cited 126×
- Commonwealth v. WoodwardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-11-18· cited 79×
- Commonwealth v. BurtonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-07-03· cited 74×
- Commonwealth v. PennSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1982-01-26· cited 69×
- Commonwealth v. TolassiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-03-20· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. LarkinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-03-01· cited 30×
- Commonwealth v. RomeriSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-08-08· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. RhemSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-11-21· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. MurraySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-01-30· cited 9×
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