292 Pa. Super. 443 - Commonwealth v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. Maroney · Commonwealth v. Hubbard · Commonwealth v. Twiggs · 261 Pa. Super. 109 - Commonwealth v. Trowbridge · 266 Pa. Super. 315 - Commonwealth v. Reidenbaugh
Most-quoted passages
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““In the case at hand, the evidence showed that defendant pointed a black object which was concealed under her coat, said that she had a gun and that she would blow the clerk’s head off in five seconds. We conclude that the assault consisted of threatening to shoot a gun, and therefore that the Commonwealth was obligated to show that the revolver was loaded. Since evidence to this effect was not submitted, we agree that there was insufficient evidence to convict defendant of reckless endangering of another person.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Cobb v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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