Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
|
| gptkbp:appeal |
defendant's appeal
|
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
criminal law
No. 1234 |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
457 Pa. 1
|
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Justice_Roberts
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Pennsylvania gptkb:Philadelphia_County gptkb:Justice_O'Brien justifiable homicide self-defense instruction Justice Flaherty reasonable doubt instruction |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
1970
|
| gptkbp:doctrine |
imminent threat
reasonable belief |
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
legal textbooks
law review articles |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
1970s legal landscape
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Commonwealth v. Brown
|
| gptkbp:impact |
self-defense_laws_in_Pennsylvania
|
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Pennsylvania
defendant_Brown |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Nix
gptkb:Justice_McDermott retrial ordered |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:Pennsylvania
|
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
self-defense
use of deadly force |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
defense attorney
prosecutor impact on jury instructions impact on self-defense claims judges' opinions lawyers' opinions |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
preponderance of evidence
burden of proof |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
self-defense precedent
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
conviction overturned
retrial ordered |
| gptkbp:precedent |
influenced future self-defense cases
|
| gptkbp:public_perception |
criminal justice system
self-defense laws |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Commonwealth_v._McClain
gptkb:Commonwealth_v._McCoy influenced by this ruling |
| gptkbp:research |
forensic evidence
eyewitness testimony |
| gptkbp:significance |
landmark_case_in_Pennsylvania_law
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
malice aforethought
|