Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 3/25/1974
Commonwealth v. Wright
Citations
- 455 Pa. 480
- 317 A.2d 271
- 1974 Pa. LEXIS 656
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- appellant caused victim’s death where she fell from a ledge trying to escape him; she feared he would rape her again
- appellant caused victim's death where she fell from a ledge trying to escape him; she feared he would rape her again
- out-of-court statements are admissible to show state of mind
- out-of-court statements are admissible to show state of mind
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Judges: Jones, Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Mandarino
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35 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-10-06· cited 387×
- Commonwealth v. CollinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-11-20· cited 165×
- Commonwealth v. EnglandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-07-08· cited 119×
- Commonwealth v. LaichSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-08-17· cited 107×
- Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-12-22· cited 106×
- Commonwealth v. JermynSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-10-15· cited 88×
- Commonwealth v. GoreSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-12-29· cited 72×
- Matter of CunninghamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-02-25· cited 69×
- Commonwealth v. CovilSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-10-07· cited 68×
- Commonwealth v. SamuelsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-06-24· cited 68×
- Reimer v. TienSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-08-20· cited 53×
- Commonwealth v. BraceySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-06-03· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. ScarfoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-06-17· cited 45×
- Commonwealth v. MurphySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-01-30· cited 40×
- Heddings v. SteeleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-05-29· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. LowenbergSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-10-05· cited 32×
- Spotts v. ReidellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-08-16· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. FultzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-04-28· cited 27×
- Bachman v. ArtingerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-02-27· cited 21×
- Romeo v. ManuelSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-11-25· cited 19×
Cites
16 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. RedlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1958-01-10· cited 229×
- Commonwealth v. BonomoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1959-05-28· cited 168×
- Commonwealth v. LopinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1967-09-26· cited 157×
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Smith v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1970-01-30· cited 143×
- Commonwealth v. RootSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1961-05-02· cited 118×
- Commonwealth v. DonoughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1954-03-25· cited 105×
- Commonwealth v. CimaszewskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1972-03-20· cited 77×
- Carney v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1968-03-15· cited 55×
- Commonwealth v. PrincipattiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1918-03-18· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. SampsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-11-26· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. NashSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1970-01-30· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. LittleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1972-10-04· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-03-16· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. SantosSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1923-01-03· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-12-29· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. DouglassSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1958-01-21· cited 8×
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