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unsupported claim in Pennsylvania

10 Pennsylvania opinions name it 2 courts 1979–2026 6 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.

Followed or applied (7)

CaseFollowedCited
Iron Age Corp. v. Dvorakgreen
pasuperct · 2005 · cited in 1 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2026–2026
1 sentence

2026See In re Whitley, 50 A.3d at 209 (citing Iron Age Corp. v. Dvorak, 880 A.2d 657, 665 (Pa. Super. 2005)).

11
Estate of Whitleygreen
pa · 2012 · cited in 1 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2026–2026
1 sentence

2026See In re Whitley, 50 A.3d at 209 (citing Iron Age Corp. v. Dvorak, 880 A.2d 657, 665 (Pa. Super. 2005)).

11
Commonwealth v. Roneygreen
pa · 2013 · cited in 1 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
1 sentence

2024In Commonwealth v. Roney, 79 A.3d 595, 606-607 (Pa. 2013), the Supreme Court found that the appellant had offered an unsupported claim that his trial counsel had no reasonable basis for failure to present evidence of an alternate suspect.

11
Commonwealth v. Harmongreen
pasuperct · 1999 · cited in 1 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2023–2023
1 sentence

2023Harmon, 738 A.2d at 1024 (a PCRA petitioner’s “[m]ere allegations” that petitioner asked counsel to file an appeal “will not suffice” to satisfy petitioner’s burden of proving the claim).

11
Commonwealth v. Norton, M., Aplt.green
pa · 2019 · cited in 1 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2023–2023
1 sentence

2023Id. at 1105 ; see also Norton, 201 A.3d at 122 (affirming denial of defendant’s motion to withdraw plea based upon “bare assertion of innocence”).

11
Commonwealth v. Starrgreen
pa · 1995 · cited in 1 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2023–2023
1 sentence

2023The law-of-the-case doctrine “refers to a family of rules which embody the concept that a court involved in the later phases of a litigated matter should not reopen questions decided by another judge of that same court or by a higher court in the earlier phases of the matter.” Commonwealth v. Starr, 664 A.2d 1326, 1331 (Pa. 1995) (emphasis added).

11
Commonwealth v. Rolongreen
pa · 1979 · cited in 1 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2020–2020
1 sentence

2020See Commonwealth v. Rolon, 406 A.2d 1039, 1040 (Pa. 1979).

11

Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Pennsylvania. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (5)

CaseCitedYears
Riverview Carpet & Flooring, Inc. v. Presbyterian green
pasuperct · 2023
1 sentence

2025Application to strike denied as moot.10 2/25/2025 ____________________________________________ 10 Executor filed an application to strike Appellant’s reply brief, arguing Appellant “violated [Pa.R.A.P.] 2113 by raising for the first time in [his] reply brief the unsupported claim that the [trial] court abused its discretion as a result of bias of the judge.” Application to Strike Reply Brief, 12/12/24, ¶ 3 (capitalization modified); see also Pa.R.A.P. 2113 (“the appellant may file a brief in reply to matters raised by appellee’s brief … and not previously addressed in appellant’s brief.”); Riv

12025–2025
Graziano v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections green
pa · 2015
2 sentences

2023Indeed, in Commonwealth v. Hvizda, 116 A.3d 1103 , the companion case of Carrasquillo, the Supreme Court concluded that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the defendant’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea, where the defendant’s unsupported claim of innocence, asserted at sentencing, was implausible in light of the Commonwealth’s evidentiary proffer.

2023Id. at 1105 ; see also Norton, 201 A.3d at 122 (affirming denial of defendant’s motion to withdraw plea based upon “bare assertion of innocence”).

12023–2023
Lebo Estate green
pa · 1961
2 sentences

1984Compare: Lebo Estate, 403 Pa. 123 , 169 A.2d 105 (1961) (hearing court made independent determination of value of services).

1984Compare: Lebo Estate, 403 Pa. 123 , 169 A.2d 105 (1961) (hearing court made independent determination of value of services).

11984–1984
Washington v. Texas green
scotus · 1967
2 sentences

1979Both article I, § 9 of our Constitution and the sixth amendment to the Constitution of the United States guarantee appellant Florencio Rolon "[t]he right to offer the testimony of witnesses, and to compel their attendance, if necessary. . . ." Washington v. Texas, 388 U.S. 14, 19 , 87 S.Ct. 1920, 1923 , 18 L.Ed.2d 1019 (1967). [1] We agree with appellant that the court of common pleas deprived appellant of his right of compulsory process by accepting the unsupported claim of privilege against self-incrimination of appellant's witness, Orlando Rodriguez.

1979Both article I, § 9 of our Constitution and the sixth amendment to the Constitution of the United States guarantee appellant Florencio Rolon "[t]he right to offer the testimony of witnesses, and to compel their attendance, if necessary. . . ." Washington v. Texas, 388 U.S. 14, 19 , 87 S.Ct. 1920, 1923 , 18 L.Ed.2d 1019 (1967). [1] We agree with appellant that the court of common pleas deprived appellant of his right of compulsory process by accepting the unsupported claim of privilege against self-incrimination of appellant's witness, Orlando Rodriguez.

11979–1979
Commonwealth v. Throckmorton green
pasuperct · 1976
2 sentences

1979In Commonwealth v. Throckmorton, 241 Pa.Super. 62 , 359 A.2d 444 (1976), as here, the accused did not move to suppress certain evidence at his first trial, but did make a timely motion to suppress the evidence before retrial.

1979In Commonwealth v. Throckmorton, 241 Pa.Super. 62 , 359 A.2d 444 (1976), as here, the accused did not move to suppress certain evidence at his first trial, but did make a timely motion to suppress the evidence before retrial.

11979–1979

Where else courts name it

NY 47 (1959–2024) CA 22 (1963–2026) CT 10 (1972–2014) PA 10 (1979–2026) GA 10 (1986–2024) IL 9 (2003–2025) OH 9 (1993–2012) NJ 7 (1976–2001) WA 6 (1973–2016) AZ 5 (1991–2023) TX 5 (1921–2025) MS 5 (2000–2012) WI 4 (1989–2021) ND 3 (1995–2020) KS 3 (2006–2011) LA 2 (1911–1992) CO 2 (1982–2014) MA 2 (2015–2016) WY 2 (1989–2012) VA 2 (1974–1997) VT 2 (1996–2011)

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.

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