258 Pa. Super. 91 - Commonwealth v. Cobb’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
9
cited by 9 later decisions
1
states following
May 1989
most recently cited
9 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth v. Stoltzfus · Commonwealth v. Bighum · Commonwealth v. Marker · 247 Pa. Super. 140 - Commonwealth v. Flores · 239 Pa. Super. 256 - Commonwealth v. Wiggins
Most-quoted passages
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“§ 3503. Criminal trespass (a) Buildings and occupied structures.— (1) A person commits an offense if, knowing that he is not licensed or privileged to do so, he: (i) enters, gains entry by subterfuge or surreptitiously remains in any building or occupied structure or separately secured or occupied portion thereof; or (ii) breaks into any building or occupied structure or separately secured or occupied portion thereof. ****** (b) Defiant trespasser.— (1) A person commits an offense if, knowing that he is not licensed or privileged to do so, he enters or remains in any place as to which notice against trespass is given by: (i) actual communication to the actor; or (ii) posting in a manner prescribed by law or reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders; or (iii) fencing or other enclosure manifestly designed to exclude intruders. ******”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“"the age and nature of the prior crimes; the length of the criminal record; the age and circumstances of the defendant; the extent to which it is more important to the search for truth in a particular case for the jury to hear the defendant's story than to know of a prior conviction." Commonwealth v. Bighum, supra, 452 Pa. at 567 , 307 A.2d at 263 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“§ 3502. Burglary (a) Offense defined. — A person is guilty of burglary if he enters a building or occupied structure, or separately secured or occupied portion thereof, with intent to commit a crime therein, unless the premises are at the time open to the public or the actor is licensed or privileged to enter. ******”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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