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meaningful opportunity challenge in Pennsylvania

7 Pennsylvania opinions name it 3 courts 2007–2024 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.

Followed or applied (3)

CaseFollowedCited
Hughes v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parolegreen
pacommwct · 2009 · cited in 1 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
1 sentence

2024Zerby, 964 A.2d at 960 ; see, e.g., Hughes v. Pa. Bd. of Prob & Parole, 977 A.2d 19, 27 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2009) (concluding that the Board’s iterative rulings may have deprived a petitioner of a meaningful opportunity to challenge those rulings and, therefore, denying an application to withdraw).

11
Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Hale, T.green
pa · 2015 · cited in 1 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2021–2021
1 sentence

2021MHW-3 considerations is superior to that of the judicial branch.” Torsilieri, 232 A.3d at 583 (quoting Commonwealth v. Hale, 128 A.3d 781, 785-86 (Pa. 2015)).

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Commonwealth v. Williamsgreen
pa · 2003 · cited in 1 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2007–2007
1 sentence

2007We emphasized, however, that this would require the challenger to establish that “given sufficient time and/or treatment, sexually violent predators can be fully cured *301 of the ‘mental abnormality or personality disorder [making them] likely to engage in predatory sexually violent offenses.” 832 A.2d at 983 (emphasis added).

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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 (4)

CaseCitedYears
In the Interest of J.B. green
pa · 2014
2 sentences

2020Id. at 16 .

2020Id. at 16 .

22020–2020
Zerby v. Shanon green
pacommwct · 2009
1 sentence

2024Zerby, 964 A.2d at 960 ; see, e.g., Hughes v. Pa. Bd. of Prob & Parole, 977 A.2d 19, 27 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2009) (concluding that the Board’s iterative rulings may have deprived a petitioner of a meaningful opportunity to challenge those rulings and, therefore, denying an application to withdraw).

12024–2024
Commonwealth v. Crossley green
pasuperct · 1998
1 sentence

2021In turn, however, the Rule requires the prosecution to provide the defense with “a type of notice that is direct and specific in order to provide a meaningful opportunity to challenge the hearsay.” Id. - 18 - J-S18023-21 At the time of Appellant’s trial, the Tender Years Rule provided, in relevant part:22 (a) General rule.—An out-of-court statement made by a child victim or witness, who at the time the statement was made was 12 years of age or younger, describing [sexual offenses], not otherwise admissible by statute or rule of evidence, is admissible in evidence in any criminal or civil proce

12021–2021
D.C. v. School District of Philadelphia green
pacommwct · 2005
1 sentence

2014The juveniles in D.C. asserted that the statute, which labeled them as dangerous and disruptive, violated their right to reputation under the Pennsylvania Constitution, as discussed infra. The Commonwealth Court agreed that the juveniles’ due process rights were violated absent a meaningful opportunity to challenge the presumption “that certain returning students [were] not fit for the regular classroom, regardless of whether the student preformed in an exemplary manner during juvenile placement or otherwise d[id] not pose a threat to the regular classroom setting.” Id. at 418 .

12014–2014

Where else courts name it

ND 42 (1980–2026) CO 15 (1993–2026) MA 13 (1973–2026) MO 12 (1985–2010) UT 9 (1988–2020) AR 7 (1972–2016) PA 7 (2007–2024) WA 7 (2006–2021) CA 5 (2009–2025) CT 4 (1978–2009) OR 4 (2019–2022) FL 4 (1998–2007) KS 4 (1997–2019) OH 3 (2008–2026) NY 3 (1990–2001) MI 3 (2022–2026) TX 2 (2012–2015) SD 2 (1994–2007) VT 2 (2019–2023) WY 2 (1988–1989) NM 2 (2013–2013) RI 2 (2012–2026) TN 2 (2012–2012)

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