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Verniero test in Pennsylvania

8 Pennsylvania opinions name it 4 courts 2001–2017 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 (8)

CaseFollowedCited
Commonwealth v. Gaffneygreen
pa · 1999 · cited in 5 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2001–2006
2 sentences

2006Previously, in Commonwealth v. Gaffney, 557 Pa. 327, 334 , 733 A.2d 616, 619-20 (1999), a companion case to Williams I, to determine whether the Act's reporting requirements are penal in nature thereby constituting criminal punishment, we utilized the Artway/Verniero test promulgated by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

2006Previously, in Commonwealth v. Gaffney, 557 Pa. 327, 334 , 733 A.2d 616, 619-20 (1999), a companion case to Williams I, to determine whether the Act's reporting requirements are penal in nature thereby constituting criminal punishment, we utilized the Artway/Verniero test promulgated by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

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cluster 716733green
ca3 · 1996 · cited in 4 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2003–2017
2 sentences

2003VI, cl. 2. [2] Indeed, the majority opinion claims that it is "abandoning" the Artway/Verniero test, Artway v. Attorney General, 81 F.3d 1235 (3d Cir.1996) and "adopting" the Smith v. Doe, 538 U.S. 84 , 123 S.Ct. 1140 , 155 L.Ed.2d 164 (2003) test to evaluate ex post facto claims.

2003Indeed, the majority opinion claims that it is "abandoning” the Artway/Verniero test, Artway v. Attorney General, 81 F.3d 1235 (3d Cir.1996) and "adopting” the Smith v. Doe, 538 U.S. 84 , 123 S.Ct. 1140 , 155 L.Ed.2d 164 (2003) test to evaluate ex post facto claims.

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Lehman v. Pennsylvania State Policegreen
pa · 2003 · cited in 3 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2003–2017
2 sentences

2017After the United States Supreme Court adopted the intent-effects test in Smith, however, we did the same—announcing that we would abandon the Artway/Verniero test “[i]n order to promote consistency.” Lehman, 839 A.2d at 271 .

2015Several months later, in Lehman v. Pennsylvania State Police, 576 Pa. 365 , 839 A.2d 265 (2003), the Supreme Court clarified the controlling standard and held that “we are formally abandoning the Artway/Verniero test, adopting instead the Smith v. Doe test used in Williams,” for ex post facto challenges.

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Calder v. Bullgreen
scotus · 1798 · cited in 1 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
1 sentence

2017Nor should we ignore that this Court consistently has relied upon federal precedent when resolving state ex post facto claims, see e.g., Young, 637 A.2d at 1317 (citing Calder, 3 U.S. at 390, and Collins v. Youngblood, 497 U.S. 37, 40-51 (1990)); Commonwealth v. Duffy, 96 Pa. 506, 513 (Pa. 1880) (defining “ex post facto laws” consistent with Justice Chase’s definition in Calder); Kalck, 87 A. at 62 (noting that the rule announced in Calder remains unchanged), occasionally even going so far as to suggest that the resolution of an “appellant’s federal ex post facto claim disposes of his 6 See Ar

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Collins v. Youngbloodgreen
scotus · 1990 · cited in 1 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
1 sentence

2017Nor should we ignore that this Court consistently has relied upon federal precedent when resolving state ex post facto claims, see e.g., Young, 637 A.2d at 1317 (citing Calder, 3 U.S. at 390, and Collins v. Youngblood, 497 U.S. 37, 40-51 (1990)); Commonwealth v. Duffy, 96 Pa. 506, 513 (Pa. 1880) (defining “ex post facto laws” consistent with Justice Chase’s definition in Calder); Kalck, 87 A. at 62 (noting that the rule announced in Calder remains unchanged), occasionally even going so far as to suggest that the resolution of an “appellant’s federal ex post facto claim disposes of his 6 See Ar

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Commonwealth v. Duffygreen
· 1881 · cited in 1 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
1 sentence

2017Nor should we ignore that this Court consistently has relied upon federal precedent when resolving state ex post facto claims, see e.g., Young, 637 A.2d at 1317 (citing Calder, 3 U.S. at 390, and Collins v. Youngblood, 497 U.S. 37, 40-51 (1990)); Commonwealth v. Duffy, 96 Pa. 506, 513 (Pa. 1880) (defining “ex post facto laws” consistent with Justice Chase’s definition in Calder); Kalck, 87 A. at 62 (noting that the rule announced in Calder remains unchanged), occasionally even going so far as to suggest that the resolution of an “appellant’s federal ex post facto claim disposes of his 6 See Ar

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Commonwealth v. Kalckgreen
pa · 1913 · cited in 1 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
1 sentence

2017Nor should we ignore that this Court consistently has relied upon federal precedent when resolving state ex post facto claims, see e.g., Young, 637 A.2d at 1317 (citing Calder, 3 U.S. at 390, and Collins v. Youngblood, 497 U.S. 37, 40-51 (1990)); Commonwealth v. Duffy, 96 Pa. 506, 513 (Pa. 1880) (defining “ex post facto laws” consistent with Justice Chase’s definition in Calder); Kalck, 87 A. at 62 (noting that the rule announced in Calder remains unchanged), occasionally even going so far as to suggest that the resolution of an “appellant’s federal ex post facto claim disposes of his 6 See Ar

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Commonwealth v. Fishergreen
pa · 1999 · cited in 1 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
1 sentence

2017Nor should we ignore that this Court consistently has relied upon federal precedent when resolving state ex post facto claims, see e.g., Young, 637 A.2d at 1317 (citing Calder, 3 U.S. at 390, and Collins v. Youngblood, 497 U.S. 37, 40-51 (1990)); Commonwealth v. Duffy, 96 Pa. 506, 513 (Pa. 1880) (defining “ex post facto laws” consistent with Justice Chase’s definition in Calder); Kalck, 87 A. at 62 (noting that the rule announced in Calder remains unchanged), occasionally even going so far as to suggest that the resolution of an “appellant’s federal ex post facto claim disposes of his 6 See Ar

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

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Also cited on this issue (4)

CaseCitedYears
Nos. 96-5132, 96-5416 green
ca3 · 1997
2 sentences

2017Nor should we ignore that this Court consistently has relied upon federal precedent when resolving state ex post facto claims, see e.g., Young, 637 A.2d at 1317 (citing Calder, 3 U.S. at 390, and Collins v. Youngblood, 497 U.S. 37, 40-51 (1990)); Commonwealth v. Duffy, 96 Pa. 506, 513 (Pa. 1880) (defining “ex post facto laws” consistent with Justice Chase’s definition in Calder); Kalck, 87 A. at 62 (noting that the rule announced in Calder remains unchanged), occasionally even going so far as to suggest that the resolution of an “appellant’s federal ex post facto claim disposes of his 6 See Ar

2010Artway v. Attorney General, 81 F.3d 1235 (3d Cir.1996); E.B. v. Verniero, 119 F.3d 1077 (3d Cir.1997).

32006–2017
Commonwealth v. Young green
pa · 1993
2 sentences

2003See Commonwealth v. Gaffney, 557 Pa. 327 , 733 A.2d 616, 622 (1999); Commonwealth v. Young, 536 Pa. 57 , 637 A.2d 1313 , 1317 n. 7 (1993). [5] The Artway/Verniero standard, adopted by this Court in Gaffney , was derived from multiple cases decided by the United States Supreme Court.

2003See Commonwealth v. Gaffney, 557 Pa. 327 , 733 A.2d 616, 622 (1999); Commonwealth v. Young, 536 Pa. 57 , 637 A.2d 1313 , 1317 n. 7 (1993). [5] The Artway/Verniero standard, adopted by this Court in Gaffney , was derived from multiple cases decided by the United States Supreme Court.

22003–2017
Smith v. Doe green
scotus · 2003
2 sentences

2003Indeed, the majority opinion claims that it is "abandoning” the Artway/Verniero test, Artway v. Attorney General, 81 F.3d 1235 (3d Cir.1996) and "adopting” the Smith v. Doe, 538 U.S. 84 , 123 S.Ct. 1140 , 155 L.Ed.2d 164 (2003) test to evaluate ex post facto claims.

2003Indeed, the majority opinion claims that it is "abandoning” the Artway/Verniero test, Artway v. Attorney General, 81 F.3d 1235 (3d Cir.1996) and "adopting” the Smith v. Doe, 538 U.S. 84 , 123 S.Ct. 1140 , 155 L.Ed.2d 164 (2003) test to evaluate ex post facto claims.

12003–2003
Commonwealth v. Edmunds green
pa · 1991
2 sentences

2001Gaffney, 557 Pa. at 338 , 586 A.2d at 622 .

2001Gaffney, 557 Pa. at 338 , 586 A.2d at 622 .

12001–2001

Statutes the citing opinions construe

PA § 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3126 (3) PA § 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9791 (3)

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