289 Pa. Super. 356 - Commonwealth v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
20
cited by 20 later decisions
1
states following
August 1990
most recently cited
2 federal appellate · 18 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth v. Stoltzfus · Commonwealth v. Perkins · Commonwealth v. Casper · Commonwealth v. Rodgers · Commonwealth v. Dreibelbis
Most-quoted passages
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“a new trial is not mandated every time a prosecutor makes an improper remark. Commonwealth v. Perkins, 473 Pa. 116 , 373 A.2d 1076 (1977). To constitute reversible error the language must be such that its “unavoidable effect would be to prejudice the jury, forming in their minds fixed bias and hostility towards the defendant, so that they could not weigh the evidence and render a true verdict.” Commonwealth v. Stoltzfus, 462 Pa. 43, 61 , 337 A.2d 873, 882 (1975).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The heart of the offense of conspiracy is an agreement to do an unlawful act.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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