Commonwealth v. Duncan’s Empirical Analysis
1972
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
July 1974
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Screws v. United States · Papachristou v. City of Jacksonville · Commonwealth v. Simpson · Commonwealth v. Clinton · Commonwealth v. Finnie
Most-quoted passages
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“The evidence in this case is insufficient, as a matter of law, to establish, beyond a reasonable doubt, the malicious nature of appellant's conduct. As the Commonwealth has failed to establish an essential element of the crime, this conviction should not stand.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Whoever at nighttime maliciously loiters or maliciously prowls around a dwelling house or any other place used wholly or in part for living or dwelling purposes, belonging to or occupied by another, is guilty of a misdemeanor. . . .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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