272 Pa. Super. 546 - Commonwealth v. Rhodes’s Empirical Analysis
1979
Citation profile
46
cited by 46 later decisions
1
states following
April 1994
most recently cited
46 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. Maroney · Commonwealth v. Riggins · Commonwealth v. Dancer · Commonwealth v. Twiggs · Commonwealth v. Triplett
Most-quoted passages
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“The failure of defense counsel to call a possible witness is not to be equated with a conclusion of ineffectiveness absent some positive demonstration that the testimony would have been helpful to the defense. Commonwealth v. Rhodes, 272 Pa.Super. 546, 554-5 , 416 A.2d 1031, 1035 (1979).”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“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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