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Commonwealth employ test in Pennsylvania

9 Pennsylvania opinions name it 5 courts 1980–1994 0 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 (4)

CaseFollowedCited
Commonwealth v. Stanleygreen
pasuperct · 1979 · cited in 9 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 1980–1994
2 sentences

1994See Commonwealth v. Mosley, supra at 541 , 585 A.2d at 1059 , citing Commonwealth v. Stanley, 265 Pa. Super. 194, 212 , 401 A.2d 1166, 1175 (1979), aff’d, 498 Pa. 326 , 446 A.2d 583 (1982). (‘The safeguards of the rule are intended to give the defendant adequate preparation time for trial without risk of last-minute additions to the charges which materially alter his defense.’) “In light of these basic principles, the often-articulated guidelines for assessing the propriety of amendments to an information are the following: “[T]he courts of this Commonwealth employ the test of whether the crim

1994See Commonwealth v. Mosley, supra at 541 , 585 A.2d at 1059 , citing Commonwealth v. Stanley, 265 Pa. Super. 194, 212 , 401 A.2d 1166, 1175 (1979), aff’d, 498 Pa. 326 , 446 A.2d 583 (1982). (‘The safeguards of the rule are intended to give the defendant adequate preparation time for trial without risk of last-minute additions to the charges which materially alter his defense.’) “In light of these basic principles, the often-articulated guidelines for assessing the propriety of amendments to an information are the following: “[T]he courts of this Commonwealth employ the test of whether the crim

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Commonwealth v. Stanleygreen
pa · 1982 · cited in 5 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 1984–1994
2 sentences

1994See Commonwealth v. Mosley, supra at 541 , 585 A.2d at 1059 , citing Commonwealth v. Stanley, 265 Pa. Super. 194, 212 , 401 A.2d 1166, 1175 (1979), aff’d, 498 Pa. 326 , 446 A.2d 583 (1982). (‘The safeguards of the rule are intended to give the defendant adequate preparation time for trial without risk of last-minute additions to the charges which materially alter his defense.’) “In light of these basic principles, the often-articulated guidelines for assessing the propriety of amendments to an information are the following: “[T]he courts of this Commonwealth employ the test of whether the crim

1994See Commonwealth v. Mosley, supra at 541 , 585 A.2d at 1059 , citing Commonwealth v. Stanley, 265 Pa. Super. 194, 212 , 401 A.2d 1166, 1175 (1979), aff’d, 498 Pa. 326 , 446 A.2d 583 (1982). (‘The safeguards of the rule are intended to give the defendant adequate preparation time for trial without risk of last-minute additions to the charges which materially alter his defense.’) “In light of these basic principles, the often-articulated guidelines for assessing the propriety of amendments to an information are the following: “[T]he courts of this Commonwealth employ the test of whether the crim

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Commonwealth v. Mosleygreen
pasuperct · 1991 · cited in 2 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 1992–1994
2 sentences

1994See Commonwealth v. Mosley, supra at 541 , 585 A.2d at 1059 , citing Commonwealth v. Stanley, 265 Pa. Super. 194, 212 , 401 A.2d 1166, 1175 (1979), aff’d, 498 Pa. 326 , 446 A.2d 583 (1982). (‘The safeguards of the rule are intended to give the defendant adequate preparation time for trial without risk of last-minute additions to the charges which materially alter his defense.’) “In light of these basic principles, the often-articulated guidelines for assessing the propriety of amendments to an information are the following: “[T]he courts of this Commonwealth employ the test of whether the crim

1992See Commonwealth v. Mosley, supra, 401 Pa.Super. at 541 , 585 A.2d at 1059 , citing Commonwealth v. Stanley, 265 Pa.Super. 194, 212 , 401 A.2d 1166, 1175 (1979), aff'd, 498 Pa. 326 , 446 A.2d 583 (1982) (“The safeguards of the rule are intended to give the defendant adequate preparation time for trial without risk of last-minute additions to the charges which materially alter his defense.”) In light of these basic principles, the often-articulated guidelines for assessing the propriety of amendments to an information are the following: [T]he courts of this Commonwealth employ the test of wheth

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Commonwealth v. Tilliagreen
pa · 1986 · cited in 1 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 1987–1987
2 sentences

1987Similarly, in Commonwealth v. Tillia, 359 Pa.Super. 302, 307 , 518 A.2d 1246, 1248-1249 (1986), this Court said: In Commonwealth v. Stanley, 265 Pa.Super. 194 , 401 A.2d 1166 (1979), [aff'd, 498 Pa. 326 , 446 A.2d 583 (1982),] this Court articulated the following guidelines for assessing the propriety of permitting such an amendment: (T)he courts of this Commonwealth employ the test of whether the crimes specified in the original indictment or information involve the same basic elements and evolved out of the same factual situation as the crimes specified in the amended indictment or informati

1987Similarly, in Commonwealth v. Tillia, 359 Pa.Super. 302, 307 , 518 A.2d 1246, 1248-1249 (1986), this Court said: In Commonwealth v. Stanley, 265 Pa.Super. 194 , 401 A.2d 1166 (1979), [aff'd, 498 Pa. 326 , 446 A.2d 583 (1982),] this Court articulated the following guidelines for assessing the propriety of permitting such an amendment: (T)he courts of this Commonwealth employ the test of whether the crimes specified in the original indictment or information involve the same basic elements and evolved out of the same factual situation as the crimes specified in the amended indictment or informati

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

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