47 Pennsylvania opinions name it 7 courts 1938–2024 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
Gross, N. v. Mintz, J.green2 sentences2024See Gross v. Mintz, 285 A.3d 934 , 2022 WL 4242456 (Pa. Super. 2022) (unpublished memorandum) (affirming the denial of Mother’s October 2021 PFA petition), appeal denied, 293 A.3d 562 (Pa. 2023); see also Gross v. Mintz, 284 A.3d 479 (Pa. Super. 2022) (affirming the grant of Father’s petition for contempt and the imposition of a requirement that Mother obtain court approval before filing PFA petitions that interfered with Father’s custodial rights), appeal denied, 293 A.3d 563 (Pa. 2023). 2024See Gross v. Mintz, 285 A.3d 934 , 2022 WL 4242456 (Pa. Super. 2022) (unpublished memorandum) (affirming the denial of Mother’s October 2021 PFA petition), appeal denied, 293 A.3d 562 (Pa. 2023); see also Gross v. Mintz, 284 A.3d 479 (Pa. Super. 2022) (affirming the grant of Father’s petition for contempt and the imposition of a requirement that Mother obtain court approval before filing PFA petitions (Footnote Continued Next Page) J-A24042-23 former husband and the children’s father, Jared Zalman Mintz (“Father”), making various allegations not relevant here. | 4 | 4 |
Commonwealth v. Mourygreen2 sentences2024See Moury, supra; McNabb, supra. - 35 - J-S23040-23 Therefore, Appellant is not entitled to relief on her challenge to the discretionary aspects of sentencing. 2015Commonwealth v. Cruz- Centeno, 668 A.2d 536, 546 (Pa.Super. 1995); see also Commonwealth v. Griffin, 65 A.3d 932, 937 (Pa.Super. 2013); Commonwealth v. Moury, 992 A.2d 162, 171 (Pa.Super. 2010) (same). | 3 | 3 |
Commonwealth v. Corleygreen2 sentences2020Our conclusion is based primarily on the trial court’s imposition of standard-range sentences following its review of a PSI report. “[W]here the sentencing court imposed a standard-range sentence with the benefit of a [PSI] report, we will not consider the sentence excessive.” Commonwealth v. Corley, 31 A.3d 293, 298 (Pa. Super. 2011) (citation omitted). 2020Our conclusion is based primarily on the trial court’s imposition of standard-range sentences following its review of a PSI report. “[W]here the sentencing court imposed a standard-range sentence with the benefit of a [PSI] report, we will not consider the sentence excessive.” Commonwealth v. Corley, 31 A.3d 293, 298 (Pa. Super. 2011) (citation omitted). | 2 | 2 |
Commonwealth v. Cruz-Centenogreen2 sentences2015Commonwealth v. Cruz-Centeno, 668 A.2d 536, 546 (Pa.Super. 1995); see also Commonwealth v. Griffin, 65 A.3d 932, 937 (Pa.Super. 2013); Commonwealth v. Moury, 992 A.2d 162, 171 (Pa.Super. 2010) (same). 2015Commonwealth v. Cruz- Centeno, 668 A.2d 536, 546 (Pa.Super. 1995); see also Commonwealth v. Griffin, 65 A.3d 932, 937 (Pa.Super. 2013); Commonwealth v. Moury, 992 A.2d 162, 171 (Pa.Super. 2010) (same). | 2 | 2 |
Commonwealth v. Griffingreen2 sentences2015Commonwealth v. Cruz-Centeno, 668 A.2d 536, 546 (Pa.Super. 1995); see also Commonwealth v. Griffin, 65 A.3d 932, 937 (Pa.Super. 2013); Commonwealth v. Moury, 992 A.2d 162, 171 (Pa.Super. 2010) (same). 2015Commonwealth v. Cruz- Centeno, 668 A.2d 536, 546 (Pa.Super. 1995); see also Commonwealth v. Griffin, 65 A.3d 932, 937 (Pa.Super. 2013); Commonwealth v. Moury, 992 A.2d 162, 171 (Pa.Super. 2010) (same). | 2 | 2 |
Commonwealth v. Browngreen2 sentences1978See Commonwealth v. Richard, 233 Pa.S.Ct. 254, 336 A.2d 423 (1975), and Commonwealth v. Bishop, 425 Pa. 175 , 228 A.2d 661 (1967). “[W]here the prosecution can establish that the challenged evidence would have come to its attention from an independent source free of taint, this is not the type of exploitation of the illegality that requires the imposition of the rule of exclusion.” Commonwealth v. Brown, 470 Pa. 274 , 368 A.2d 626 (1977). 1978See Commonwealth v. Richard, 233 Pa.S.Ct. 254, 336 A.2d 423 (1975), and Commonwealth v. Bishop, 425 Pa. 175 , 228 A.2d 661 (1967). “[W]here the prosecution can establish that the challenged evidence would have come to its attention from an independent source free of taint, this is not the type of exploitation of the illegality that requires the imposition of the rule of exclusion.” Commonwealth v. Brown, 470 Pa. 274 , 368 A.2d 626 (1977). | 2 | 2 |
Commonwealth v. Swopegreen2 sentences2020Swope, 123 A.3d at 338-39 . 2020Commonwealth v. Swope, 123 A.3d 333, 338-39 (Pa. Super. 2015). -5- | 1 | 3 |
Mapp v. Ohiogreen2 sentences1975See generally Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643, 651-652 , 81 S.Ct. 1684 , 6 L.Ed.2d 1081 (1961)." Commonwealth v. Williams, 454 Pa. 368, 372 , 312 A.2d 597, 600 (1973). deter further continued flagrant disregard of this man-The repeated violations of Pa.R.Crim.P. 130 fully justify the imposition of a doctrine of exclusion as a means to date. 1975See generally Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643, 651-652 , 81 S.Ct. 1684 , 6 L.Ed.2d 1081 (1961)." Commonwealth v. Williams, 454 Pa. 368, 372 , 312 A.2d 597, 600 (1973). deter further continued flagrant disregard of this man-The repeated violations of Pa.R.Crim.P. 130 fully justify the imposition of a doctrine of exclusion as a means to date. | 1 | 2 |
Com. v. Shires, D., IIgreen1 sentence2024See Elliott, 50 A.3d at 1292 ; see also Baumann, 307 A.3d at 1234-35, 1237 (stating, in a case where the appellant was convicted of a sex offense and, as part of his probation, was to “submit to supervision by the Sexual Offender’s Unit[,]” the requirement that the appellant participate in a sex offender therapeutic treatment program was a valid condition of supervision under the Sexual Offender’s Unit).3 In support on his claim, Stewart cites Commonwealth v. Shires, 240 A.3d 974 (Pa. Super. 2020). | 1 | 1 |
Com. v. Baumann, J.green1 sentence2024See Elliott, 50 A.3d at 1292 ; see also Baumann, 307 A.3d at 1234-35, 1237 (stating, in a case where the appellant was convicted of a sex offense and, as part of his probation, was to “submit to supervision by the Sexual Offender’s Unit[,]” the requirement that the appellant participate in a sex offender therapeutic treatment program was a valid condition of supervision under the Sexual Offender’s Unit).3 In support on his claim, Stewart cites Commonwealth v. Shires, 240 A.3d 974 (Pa. Super. 2020). | 1 | 1 |
Skarvelis v. Zoning Hearing Boardgreen1 sentence2024Mr. Fennel, acting as agent for 7 See Skarvelis v. Zoning Hearing Board of Dormont, 679 A.2d 278, 281 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1996). 12 0016a Intervenors, was not only in possession of aletter from the prior Township Zoning Officer indicating that the Subject Property was, in fact buildable, but Mr. Fehnel also followed up with the then Zoning Officer to confirm same, prior to the Intervenors purchasing the Subject Property, 8 Intervenors established that they would not have purchased the property and expended substantial nuns absent the information from the Township that the lot was buildable. | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Strattongreen1 sentence2024See Elliott, 50 A.3d at 1292 ; see also Baumann, 307 A.3d at 1234-35, 1237 (stating, in a case where the appellant was convicted of a sex offense and, as part of his probation, was to “submit to supervision by the Sexual Offender’s Unit[,]” the requirement that the appellant participate in a sex offender therapeutic treatment program was a valid condition of supervision under the Sexual Offender’s Unit).3 In support on his claim, Stewart cites Commonwealth v. Shires, 240 A.3d 974 (Pa. Super. 2020). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Dempstergreen1 sentence2023Furthermore, our “simple review of the record to ascertain if there appear[s] on its face to be arguably meritorious issues that counsel, intentionally or not, missed or misstated[,]” has revealed no additional issues counsel failed to address.3 Commonwealth v. Dempster, 187 A.3d 266, 272 (Pa.Super. 2018) (en banc). | 1 | 1 |
Coal Gas Recovery, L.P. v. Franklin Township Zoning Hearing Boardgreen1 sentence2022See id. | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Walker, T.green1 sentence2018The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently clarified that “when a single order resolves issues arising on more than one lower court docket, separate notices of appeal must be filed.” Commonwealth v. Walker, 185 A.3d 969, 977 (Pa. 2018). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Williamsgreen1 sentence2016(See id. at 20-24); cf. Commonwealth v. Williams, 69 A.3d 735, 749 (Pa. Super. 2013), appeal - 12 - J-S67040-15 denied, 83 A.3d 415 (Pa. 2014) (overturning judgment of sentence based partially on judicial bias where trial court imposed near-life sentence for violations of parole after repeatedly insinuating that defendant targeted Catholic institutions for her criminal activities). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Williamsgreen1 sentence2015In response to Williams I, the general assembly passed Megan’s Law II on May 10,2000, and “altered the manner in which an individual convicted of a predicate offense was adjudicated a sexually violent predator” by imposing upon the Commonwealth “the burden of proving such status by clear and convincing evidence.” Com. v. Williams, 51A Pa. 487, 495, 832 A.2d 962, 966 (2003) (“WilliamsIF). | 1 | 1 |
North Hills News Record v. Town of McCandlessgreen2 sentences2001See id. at 56-57 , 722 A.2d at 1039 (citing cases). 2001See id. at 56-57 , 722 A.2d at 1039 (citing cases). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Barudgreen2 sentences1999Commonwealth v. Barud, 545 Pa. 297, 304 , 681 A.2d 162, 165 (1996). 1999Commonwealth v. Barud, 545 Pa. 297, 304 , 681 A.2d 162, 165 (1996). | 1 | 1 |
| Nina Michael v. Shiley, Inc. Hospital Products Group, Inc., (Formerly Howmedica, Inc.) Pfizer, Incgreen | 1 | 1 |
Elbert v. Howmedica, Inc.green1 sentence1995See also: Michael v. Shiley, Inc., supra, 46 F.3d at 1323 ; National Bank of Commerce v. Kimberly-Clark Corp., 38 F.3d 988 , 997 (8th Cir.1994); Moore v. Kimberly-Clark Corp., 867 F.2d 243, 246 (5th Cir.1989); Ginochio v. Surgikos, Inc., 864 F.Supp. 948, 953 (N.D.Cal.1994); Parenteau v. Johnson & Johnson Orthopedics, Inc., 856 F.Supp. 61, 64-65 (D.N.H.1994); Brown v. Medtronic, Inc., 852 F.Supp. 717, 721 (S.D.Ind.1994); Mulligan v. Pfizer, Inc., 850 F.Supp. 633, 635-37 (S.D.Ohio 1994); Elbert v. Howmedica Inc., 841 F.Supp. 327, 331 (D.Haw.1993); Lamontagne v. E.I. | 1 | 1 |
Brown v. Medtronic, Inc.green1 sentence1995See also: Michael v. Shiley, Inc., supra, 46 F.3d at 1323 ; National Bank of Commerce v. Kimberly-Clark Corp., 38 F.3d 988 , 997 (8th Cir.1994); Moore v. Kimberly-Clark Corp., 867 F.2d 243, 246 (5th Cir.1989); Ginochio v. Surgikos, Inc., 864 F.Supp. 948, 953 (N.D.Cal.1994); Parenteau v. Johnson & Johnson Orthopedics, Inc., 856 F.Supp. 61, 64-65 (D.N.H.1994); Brown v. Medtronic, Inc., 852 F.Supp. 717, 721 (S.D.Ind.1994); Mulligan v. Pfizer, Inc., 850 F.Supp. 633, 635-37 (S.D.Ohio 1994); Elbert v. Howmedica Inc., 841 F.Supp. 327, 331 (D.Haw.1993); Lamontagne v. E.I. | 1 | 1 |
| Mulligan v. Pfizer Inc.green | 1 | 1 |
| Joyce A. Moore v. Kimberly-Clark Corporationgreen | 1 | 1 |
| Ginochio v. Surgikos, Inc.green | 1 | 1 |
| Parenteau v. Johnson & Johnson Orthopedics, Inc.green | 1 | 1 |
| Laudenberger v. Port Auth. of Alleghenygreen | 1 | 1 |
| Richardson v. Gunbygreen | 1 | 1 |
| Mick v. American Dental Assn.green | 1 | 1 |
| Commonwealth v. RICHARDgreen | 1 | 1 |
| Commonwealth v. Bishopgreen | 1 | 1 |
| Commonwealth v. Williamsgreen | 1 | 1 |
| Commonwealth v. Hallgreen | 1 | 1 |
| Wills v. Hardcastlegreen | 1 | 1 |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Pennsylvania. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
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Commonwealth v. McNabb
green
1 sentence2024See Moury, supra; McNabb, supra. - 35 - J-S23040-23 Therefore, Appellant is not entitled to relief on her challenge to the discretionary aspects of sentencing. | 1 | 2024–2024 |
Burgess v. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS PHILA. COUNTY
green
1 sentence2019Once counsel has met his obligations, “it then becomes the responsibility of the reviewing court to make a full examination of the proceedings and make an independent judgment to decide whether the appeal is in fact wholly frivolous.” Santiago, 978 A.2d at 355 n.5. | 1 | 2019–2019 |
Anders v. California
green
1 sentence2019The ____________________________________________ 1 Although both counsel for Bobe and the Commonwealth indicate in their respective briefs that the plea agreement called for the imposition of a standard range sentence, we can find nothing in the record to substantiate that assertion. 2 Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). | 1 | 2019–2019 |
Commonwealth v. Coulverson
green
1 sentence2018Nor do we agree with Karpinski’s assertion that this Court’s decision in Coulverson, supra, compels a different result. | 1 | 2018–2018 |
Smith v. Doe
green
1 sentence2007Smith, 538 U.S. at 108-04 , 123 S.Ct. 1140 . | 1 | 2007–2007 |
cluster 764893
green
1 sentence2003Id. (quoting Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp., 464 U.S. 238, 256 , 104 S.Ct. 615 , 78 L.Ed.2d 443 (1984)). | 1 | 2003–2003 |
Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp.
green
2 sentences2003Id. (quoting Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp., 464 U.S. 238, 256 , 104 S.Ct. 615 , 78 L.Ed.2d 443 (1984)). 2003Id. (quoting Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp., 464 U.S. 238, 256 , 104 S.Ct. 615 , 78 L.Ed.2d 443 (1984)). | 1 | 2003–2003 |
Rosci v. AcroMed, Inc.
green
1 sentence1996Id. at 418-19, 669 A.2d at 966 . | 1 | 1996–1996 |
cluster 681049
green
1 sentence1995See also: Michael v. Shiley, Inc., supra, 46 F.3d at 1323 ; National Bank of Commerce v. Kimberly-Clark Corp., 38 F.3d 988 , 997 (8th Cir.1994); Moore v. Kimberly-Clark Corp., 867 F.2d 243, 246 (5th Cir.1989); Ginochio v. Surgikos, Inc., 864 F.Supp. 948, 953 (N.D.Cal.1994); Parenteau v. Johnson & Johnson Orthopedics, Inc., 856 F.Supp. 61, 64-65 (D.N.H.1994); Brown v. Medtronic, Inc., 852 F.Supp. 717, 721 (S.D.Ind.1994); Mulligan v. Pfizer, Inc., 850 F.Supp. 633, 635-37 (S.D.Ohio 1994); Elbert v. Howmedica Inc., 841 F.Supp. 327, 331 (D.Haw.1993); Lamontagne v. E.I. | 1 | 1995–1995 |
| Burgstahler v. AcroMed Corp. green | 1 | 1995–1995 |
| In re Appeal of Grace Building Co. green | 1 | 1987–1987 |
| Lee v. Paulsen green | 1 | 1986–1986 |
| Hodge v. Me-Bee Co. green | 1 | 1986–1986 |
| Allison v. Snelling & Snelling, Inc. green | 1 | 1986–1986 |
| Wong Sun v. United States green | 1 | 1985–1985 |
| Boddie v. Connecticut green | 1 | 1975–1975 |
| Commonwealth v. Yount green | 1 | 1975–1975 |
| Commonwealth v. D'ANGELO green | 1 | 1973–1973 |
| Weeks v. United States red | 1 | 1973–1973 |
| Megahey v. Farmers' & Mechanics' Savings Fund & Loan Ass'n neutral | 1 | 1972–1972 |
| Haas v. Kasnot green | 1 | 1964–1964 |
| Rice Drug Co. v. Pittsburgh neutral | 1 | 1952–1952 |
| Puntureri v. Pittsburgh School District neutral | 1 | 1948–1948 |
| Philadelphia v. Samuels green | 1 | 1948–1948 |
| Federal Drug Co. v. Pittsburgh green | 1 | 1948–1948 |
| Blauner's, Inc. v. Philadelphia green | 1 | 1945–1945 |
| Alabama v. King & Boozer green | 1 | 1942–1942 |
| James v. Dravo Contracting Co. green | 1 | 1942–1942 |
| Crew Levick Co. v. Pennsylvania green | 1 | 1938–1938 |
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.