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12 Pennsylvania opinions name it 1 courts 2004–2026 3 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Pennsylvania courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Griffingreen2 sentences2023The refusal to grant a continuance constitutes reversible error only if “prejudice or a palpable and manifest abuse of discretion is demonstrated.” Commonwealth v. Griffin, 804 A.2d 1, 12 (Pa. Super. 2002). 2022“The refusal to grant a continuance constitutes reversible error only if ‘prejudice or a palpable and manifest abuse of discretion is demonstrated.’” Id. (quoting Commonwealth v. Griffin, 804 A.2d 1, 12 (Pa. Super. 2002)). | 7 | 7 |
Commonwealth v. Priesgreen2 sentences2022“The refusal to grant a continuance constitutes reversible error only if ‘prejudice or a palpable and manifest abuse of discretion is demonstrated.’” Id. (quoting Commonwealth v. Griffin, 804 A.2d 1, 12 (Pa. Super. 2002)). 2006“The refusal to grant a continuance constitutes reversible error only if prejudice or a palpable and manifest abuse of discretion is demonstrated.” Id. (citation and quotation marks omitted). ¶26 Appellant has failed to establish that the court’s refusal of his request for a continuance resulted in prejudice or constituted a manifest abuse of discretion. | 3 | 7 |
Commonwealth v. McAleergreen1 sentence2026See Commonwealth v. McAleer, 748 A.2d 670, 673 (Pa. 2000) (“[t]he grant or denial of a motion for a continuance is within the sound discretion of the trial court and will be reversed only upon a showing of an abuse of discretion”). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Rosergreen1 sentence2010“The refusal to grant a continuance constitutes reversible error only if prejudice or a palpable and manifest abuse of discretion is demonstrated.” Commonwealth v. Roser, 914 A.2d 447, 456 (Pa.Super.2006) (citation omitted). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Pennsylvania. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Bozic
green
2 sentences2026“The refusal to grant a continuance constitutes reversible error only if prejudice or a palpable and manifest abuse of discretion is demonstrated.” Id. (quotation marks and citations omitted). 2017“The refusal to grant a continuance constitutes reversible error only if prejudice or a palpable and manifest abuse of discretion is demonstrated.” Id. | 2 | 2017–2026 |
Com. v. Robinson
green
1 sentence2006Accordingly, we find no error in the court’s admission of the Cl’s information. ¶ 15 Appellant next argues 5 that the trial court erred in refusing him a continuance to obtain evidence that he lived at an address in Scranton rather than the apartment in Old Forge where the drugs were discovered, and asks that a new trial be granted for this reason and because he has, since the conclusion of trial, received new evidence of his Scranton residence. ¶ 16 This Court has held that “[t]he refusal to grant a continuance constitutes reversible error only if prejudice or a palpable and manifest abuse of | 1 | 2006–2006 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.