310 Pa. Super. 241 - Commonwealth v. Rineer’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
37
cited by 37 later decisions
1
states following
March 2010
most recently cited
37 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth v. Clair · Commonwealth v. New · Commonwealth v. Sisak · Commonwealth v. Hetherington · Commonwealth v. Prado
Most-quoted passages
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“[I]n order to preserve an issue regarding the charge to the jury, a specific objection must be made pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 1119(b), even where jury instructions have been timely offered and refused. As noted in [ Commonwealth v. ] Martinez, [ 475 Pa. 331 , 380 A.2d 747 (1977)] this will absolutely ensure that the trial court is given an opportunity to avoid error.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(b) No portions of the charge nor omissions therefrom may be assigned as error, unless specific objections are made thereto before the jury retires to deliberate. All such objections shall be made beyond the hearing of the jury.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[I]f in fact it is determined at trial that the evidence of the Commonwealth is sufficient to be submitted to the jury, then any deficiency in the presentation before the district justice would have been harmless ...”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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