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11 Pennsylvania opinions name it 2 courts 2006–2026 2 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. Parteegreen2 sentences2017Commonwealth v. -9- J-S28033-17 Ritz, 153 A.3d 336, 343 (2016) (holding that “the trial court correctly held that Ritz and the Commonwealth entered into a binding contract to make ten years the applicable registration period where “Ritz pled guilty to an offense in exchange for the Commonwealth’s agreement to withdraw one or more other charges” that were subject to Megan’s Law registration requirements; and “the prosecutor expressly agreed that a ten-year registration period was ‘part of [its] plea agreement’ with Ritz”); Partee, 86 A.3d at 249 (Pa. Super. 2014) (holding that, inter alia, Part 2015Routine Megan’s law notifications given during plea or sentencing hearings are not the product of negotiations with the Commonwealth. -7- J-A07007-15 In Partee, this Court found that Partee’s “negotiated plea agreement was structured so that he would only be subject to a ten-year rather than a lifetime reporting requirement,” as evidenced by the fact that “[t]he two charges carrying a lifetime registration requirement were withdrawn by the Commonwealth as part of the negotiations, leaving Appellant subject to the less onerous ten-year reporting requirement ….” Partee, 86 A.3d at 249 . | 1 | 6 |
Commonwealth v. Matiasgreen1 sentence2026Commonwealth v. Matias, 63 A.3d 807, 810 (Pa. Super. 2013). -5- Here, Appellant contends that the PCRA court erred by dismissing his petition because the lifetime reporting requirement of Subchapter H of SORNA “is overbroad in length of time,” and “impinges on [his] reputation….” Appellant’s Brief at 17, 18. | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Muniz, J., Aplt.red1 sentence2018Prior to sentencing, [Appellant] filed a motion on September 7, 2017[,] seeking to bar imposition of sexual offender registration requirements pursuant to the decision in [Commonwealth v.] Muniz[, 164 A.3d 1189, 1223 (Pa. 2017) (holding that the registration provisions under the Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9799.10-9799.41, constitute criminal punishment for purposes of the ex post facto clause of the Pennsylvania Constitution and, therefore, those requirements cannot be constitutionally applied to offenders whose crimes occurred before SORNA’s effec | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Ritzgreen1 sentence2017Commonwealth v. -9- J-S28033-17 Ritz, 153 A.3d 336, 343 (2016) (holding that “the trial court correctly held that Ritz and the Commonwealth entered into a binding contract to make ten years the applicable registration period where “Ritz pled guilty to an offense in exchange for the Commonwealth’s agreement to withdraw one or more other charges” that were subject to Megan’s Law registration requirements; and “the prosecutor expressly agreed that a ten-year registration period was ‘part of [its] plea agreement’ with Ritz”); Partee, 86 A.3d at 249 (Pa. Super. 2014) (holding that, inter alia, Part | 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, Aplt. v. Torsilieri, G.
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1 sentence2024Since the time that Culbreath filed his appeal, our Supreme Court has had occasion to consider “whether the General Assembly’s determination, in [SORNA], that individuals who commit sexual offenses pose a high risk of committing additional sexual offenses constitutes an unconstitutional irrebuttable presumption violative of due process, because it impairs the right to reputation under the Pennsylvania Constitution.” Commonwealth v. Torsilieri, 316 A.3d 77 , 79 (Pa. 2024) (footnotes omitted) (“Torsilieri II”).10 Our Supreme Court explained: The General Assembly has memorialized this presumption | 1 | 2024–2024 |
Commonwealth v. Demora
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1 sentence2017Id. | 1 | 2017–2017 |
Commonwealth v. Williams
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2 sentences2006Session No. 1, was ruled unconstitutional by this Court in Commonwealth v. Williams, 557 Pa. 285 , 733 A.2d 593 (1999) ( Williams I ). [2] See 42 Pa.C.S. § 9795.4 (procedure for SVP determination); 42 Pa.C.S. § 9792 (definition of SVP). [3] The offenses that subject a non-SVP offender to the lifetime reporting requirement are 18 Pa.C.S. § 3121 (rape); 18 Pa.C.S. § 3123 (involuntary deviate sexual intercourse); 18 Pa.C.S. § 3124.1 (sexual assault); 18 Pa.C.S. § 3125 (aggravated indecent assault); and 18 Pa.C.S. § 4302 (incest) where the victim is under 12 years of age. 2006Session No. 1, was ruled unconstitutional by this Court in Commonwealth v. Williams, 557 Pa. 285 , 733 A.2d 593 (1999) ( Williams I ). [2] See 42 Pa.C.S. § 9795.4 (procedure for SVP determination); 42 Pa.C.S. § 9792 (definition of SVP). [3] The offenses that subject a non-SVP offender to the lifetime reporting requirement are 18 Pa.C.S. § 3121 (rape); 18 Pa.C.S. § 3123 (involuntary deviate sexual intercourse); 18 Pa.C.S. § 3124.1 (sexual assault); 18 Pa.C.S. § 3125 (aggravated indecent assault); and 18 Pa.C.S. § 4302 (incest) where the victim is under 12 years of age. | 1 | 2006–2006 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
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.