Leach v. Commonwealth

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “The distinctions between criminal and civil remedies, between individual and municipal conduct, and between theft and enacting firearms regulation are so pronounced that they confound every effort to focus on a unifying theme.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

12 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Eleven Eleven Pennsylvania, LLC v. Commonwealth, State Board of Cosmetology
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-08-14· cited 36×
• Leach, D. v. Turzai, M.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-06-20· cited 31×
• J. Markham v. Thomas W. Wolf
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-09-22· cited 23×
• Uniontown Newspapers, Inc., d/b/a The Herald Standard and C. Haines v. PA Dept. of Corrections
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-12-19· cited 23×
• Richard Allen Prep. Charter School v. PA, Department of Education and Pedro A. Rivera, in his official capacity as Secretary of Education
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-05-01· cited 13×
• KIPP Philadelphia Charter Schools v. PA, Department of Education and Pedro A. Rivera, in his official capacity as Secretary of Education
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-05-01· cited 10×
• Firearm Owners Against Crime v. Lower Merion Township
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-12-16· cited 9×
• PA Manufacturers' Association Insurance Company v. Johnson Matthey, Inc. and PA DEP
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-04-21· cited 8×
• MFW Wine Co., LLC v. PA LCB
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-05-07
• T.L.P., Jr. v. PSP of the Com. of PA
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2021-03-16
• A. Johnson v. J. Wetzel, Sec'y. PA. D.O.C.
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2024-02-16
• FOAC v. City of Hbg, Aplts.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2021-10-20

Cites

28 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• City of Philadelphia v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-11-07· cited 252×
• Consumer Party of Pennsylvania v. Com.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-03-27· cited 249×
• Pennsylvanians Against Gambling Expansion Fund, Inc. v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-06-22· cited 240×
• Commonwealth v. Neiman
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-12-16· cited 231×
• Commonwealth v. Tilghman
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-03-29· cited 181×
• Stilp v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-09-14· cited 170×
• Mazur v. Trinity Area School District
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-12-17· cited 151×
• Spahn v. Zoning Board of Adjustment
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2009-08-18· cited 91×
• Hospital & Healthsystem Ass'n v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-09-26· cited 54×
• Ortiz v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-07-18· cited 51×
• Pennsylvania State Ass'n of Jury Commissioners v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-03-14· cited 46×
• Payne v. School District
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1895-05-20· cited 42×
• Christ the King Manor v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-11-22· cited 40×
• DeWeese v. Weaver
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-05-13· cited 24×
• Schneck v. City of Philadelphia
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-02-27· cited 24×
• Marshall v. BD. OF PROBATION & PAROLE
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-02-28· cited 23×
• Fumo v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-09-29· cited 21×
• National Rifle Ass'n v. City of Philadelphia
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2009-06-18· cited 20×
• Marcavage v. Rendell
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-11-15· cited 16×
• Ritter v. Commonwealth
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-10-13· cited 15×