Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 11/17/1972
Commonwealth v. Wright
Citations
- 449 Pa. 358
- 296 A.2d 746
- 1972 Pa. LEXIS 384
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- Where it is determined that evidence is insufficient to sustain charge, trial court is mandated to discharge defendant and dismiss the case.
- Where it is determined that evidence is insufficient to sustain charge, trial court is mandated to discharge defendant and dismiss the case.
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Judges: Brien, Eagen, Jones, Manderino, Nix, Pomeroy, Roberts
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15 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. HendersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-05-04· cited 93×
- Commonwealth v. AfricaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-03-17· cited 89×
- Commonwealth v. StanleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-09-19· cited 76×
- Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-07-02· cited 54×
- Commonwealth v. ChristianSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-07-14· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. HarrisonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-07-24· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. BayardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-09-19· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. PoindexterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-06-29· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. DincelSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-07-13· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. CourtsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-10-08· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. PoindexterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-03-16· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. DaleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-02-27· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. BrownSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-04-22· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. RobinsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-06-01· cited 5×
- Granite Mutual Insurance v. CarterPhiladelphia County Court of Common Pleas· 1973-05-16
Cites
6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. DavisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-08-04· cited 136×
- Commonwealth v. WronaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-03-18· cited 113×
- Commonwealth v. BaileySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1972-06-28· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. FryeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1969-04-23· cited 64×
- Commonwealth v. FrazierSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1963-06-04· cited 64×
- Commonwealth v. NealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1972-05-25· cited 15×
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