Browse 12 fifth amendment self incrimination cases decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Pa. Supreme Court: Reinitiation of Dialogue Waives Invoked Right to Silence
Commonwealth v. Walker, D., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on January 28, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's statem...
PA Supreme Court: Invoking Right to Counsel Stops All Interrogation
Commonwealth v. Fitzpatrick, J., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on January 21, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's statem...
Confession Admissible After Invocation of Silence if Re-advised
Commonwealth v. Smith, V., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on November 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confes...
PA Supreme Court: Intoxication Doesn't Automatically Invalidate Confession
Commonwealth v. Livingston, C., Pet, decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on October 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's conf...
PA Supreme Court: Confession after invoking counsel is inadmissible
Commonwealth v. Livingston, C., Pet, decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on October 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's conf...
Confession Admissible After Miranda Waiver, Pre-Counsel Invocation
Commonwealth v. Coles, E., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on October 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confes...
Confession deemed involuntary due to coercive interrogation tactics
Commonwealth v. Lewis, A., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on September 25, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confessio...
PA Supreme Court: Confession after invoking silence is inadmissible
Commonwealth v. Davis, D., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on September 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession, o...
Confession Invalid After Invoking Right to Counsel
Commonwealth v. Ellis, R., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on July 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession, obtain...
Confession Invalid After Invoking Right to Counsel
Commonwealth v. Moroz, R., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on June 27, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession, obtained a...
Intoxication Doesn't Automatically Invalidate Confession if Rights Understood
Commonwealth v. Muhammad, R., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on May 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confessi...
PA Supreme Court: Confession Voluntary Despite Arrest Circumstances
Commonwealth v. Shifflett, G., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on May 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confes...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 12 fifth amendment self incrimination cases from Pennsylvania Supreme Court. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 9, Reversed: 3.
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