Browse 21 totality of the circumstances test for confessions cases decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
PA Supreme Court: Confession admissible after invoking silence, then waiving rights
Commonwealth v. Wakeley, G., Jr., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on February 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confes...
Confession Admissible After Invocation of Silence Right
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...
Intoxication Doesn't Automatically Invalidate Confession if Rights Understood
Commonwealth v. Phillips, Jr., A., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on October 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's...
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...
PA Supreme Court: Waiver of Counsel Requires Warning of Appellate Rights Loss
In the Matter of: Benjamin Paul Brownlee, decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on September 3, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's wai...
Intoxication Doesn't Automatically Invalidate Confession if Rights Understood
Commonwealth v. Richards, J., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on August 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's conf...
Confession Admissible Despite Later Invocation of Counsel
Commonwealth v. Rondon, M., Apl. of: Hobbs, S., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on August 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defend...
PA Supreme Court: Confession Admissible Despite Initial Silence
Commonwealth v. Wright, B., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on July 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession, obtai...
Confession Admissible After Invocation of Silence, PA Supreme Court Rules
Commonwealth v. Long, S., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on June 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession, obtain...
PA Supreme Court: Confession voluntary despite intoxication and lengthy interrogation
Commonwealth v. Melhorn, D., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on June 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession, mad...
PA Supreme Court: Miranda waivers are voluntary despite mental state
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 statemen...
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...
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...
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...
Confession Admissible Despite Co-Defendant's Statement
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...
Defendant's reinitiated statement to police admissible after invoking silence
Commonwealth v. Fata, A., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on May 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's oral stateme...
PA Supreme Court: Confession by juvenile defendant deemed voluntary
Commonwealth v. Poplawski, R., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on April 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's conf...
Intoxication Doesn't Automatically Invalidate Confession if Rights Understood
Commonwealth v. Foster, K., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on March 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confess...
PA Supreme Court: Intoxication Doesn't Automatically Invalidate Confession
Commonwealth v. Sansone, M., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on March 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession, ma...
Confession Admissible Despite Rough Arrest, Court Rules
Commonwealth v. Laird, R., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on February 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confes...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 21 totality of the circumstances test for confessions cases from Pennsylvania Supreme Court. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 20, Reversed: 1.
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