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6 Pennsylvania opinions name it 1 courts 2004–2013 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.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Freemangreen2 sentences2004Nevertheless, because appellant filed his brief before this Court prospectively abrogated the direct capital appeal relaxed waiver doctrine in Commonwealth v. Freeman, 573 Pa. 532 , 827 A.2d 385 (2003), the failure to raise a contemporaneous objection at trial is not an absolute bar to considering a waived claim on direct appeal. 2004Nevertheless, because appellant filed his brief before this Court prospectively abrogated the direct capital appeal relaxed waiver doctrine in Commonwealth v. Freeman, 573 Pa. 532 , 827 A.2d 385 (2003), the failure to raise a contemporaneous objection at trial is not an absolute bar to considering a waived claim on direct appeal. | 3 | 5 |
Underwood v. Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Divisiongreen2 sentences2007The relaxed waiver rule was abrogated in capital PCRA matters in Commonwealth v. Albrecht, 554 Pa. 31 , 720 A.2d 693, 700 (1998) and in direct capital appeals in Commonwealth v. Freeman, 573 Pa. 532 , 827 A.2d 385, 402-03 (2003), cert. denied, 543 U.S. 822 , 125 S.Ct. 30 , 160 L.Ed.2d 31 (2004) . 2007The relaxed waiver rule was abrogated in capital PCRA matters *25 in Commonwealth v. Albrecht, 554 Pa. 31 , 720 A.2d 693, 700 (1998) and in direct capital appeals in Commonwealth v. Freeman, 573 Pa. 532 , 827 A.2d 385, 402-03 (2003), cert. denied, 543 U.S. 822 , 125 S.Ct. 30 , 160 L.Ed.2d 31 (2004). | 1 | 2 |
Castillo v. Corsini, Superintendent, Bay State Correctional Centergreen2 sentences2007The relaxed waiver rule was abrogated in capital PCRA matters in Commonwealth v. Albrecht, 554 Pa. 31 , 720 A.2d 693, 700 (1998) and in direct capital appeals in Commonwealth v. Freeman, 573 Pa. 532 , 827 A.2d 385, 402-03 (2003), cert. denied, 543 U.S. 822 , 125 S.Ct. 30 , 160 L.Ed.2d 31 (2004) . 2007The relaxed waiver rule was abrogated in capital PCRA matters *25 in Commonwealth v. Albrecht, 554 Pa. 31 , 720 A.2d 693, 700 (1998) and in direct capital appeals in Commonwealth v. Freeman, 573 Pa. 532 , 827 A.2d 385, 402-03 (2003), cert. denied, 543 U.S. 822 , 125 S.Ct. 30 , 160 L.Ed.2d 31 (2004). | 1 | 2 |
Commonwealth v. Zettlemoyergreen2 sentences2007“Under the direct capital appeal relaxed waiver rule, this Court had discretion to reach alleged trial court errors which, although waived, were resolvable from the record.” Commonwealth v. Gribble, 580 Pa. 647 , 863 A.2d 455 , 468 n. 9 (2004) (citing Commonwealth v. Zettlemoyer, 500 Pa. 16 , 454 A.2d 937 (1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 970 , 103 S.Ct. 2444 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1327 (1983)). 2007“Under the direct capital appeal relaxed waiver rule, this Court had discretion to reach alleged trial court errors which, although waived, were resolvable from the record.” Commonwealth v. Gribble, 580 Pa. 647 , 863 A.2d 455 , 468 n. 9 (2004) (citing Commonwealth v. Zettlemoyer, 500 Pa. 16 , 454 A.2d 937 (1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 970 , 103 S.Ct. 2444 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1327 (1983)). | 1 | 2 |
Rolls-Royce Ltd. v. Nallsgreen2 sentences2007“Under the direct capital appeal relaxed waiver rule, this Court had discretion to reach alleged trial court errors which, although waived, were resolvable from the record.” Commonwealth v. Gribble, 580 Pa. 647 , 863 A.2d 455 , 468 n. 9 (2004) (citing Commonwealth v. Zettlemoyer, 500 Pa. 16 , 454 A.2d 937 (1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 970 , 103 S.Ct. 2444 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1327 (1983)). 2007“Under the direct capital appeal relaxed waiver rule, this Court had discretion to reach alleged trial court errors which, although waived, were resolvable from the record.” Commonwealth v. Gribble, 580 Pa. 647 , 863 A.2d 455 , 468 n. 9 (2004) (citing Commonwealth v. Zettlemoyer, 500 Pa. 16 , 454 A.2d 937 (1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 970 , 103 S.Ct. 2444 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1327 (1983)). | 1 | 2 |
Commonwealth v. Albrechtgreen2 sentences2007The relaxed waiver rule was abrogated in capital PCRA matters in Commonwealth v. Albrecht, 554 Pa. 31 , 720 A.2d 693, 700 (1998) and in direct capital appeals in Commonwealth v. Freeman, 573 Pa. 532 , 827 A.2d 385, 402-03 (2003), cert. denied, 543 U.S. 822 , 125 S.Ct. 30 , 160 L.Ed.2d 31 (2004) . 2007The relaxed waiver rule was abrogated in capital PCRA matters in Commonwealth v. Albrecht, 554 Pa. 31 , 720 A.2d 693, 700 (1998) and in direct capital appeals in Commonwealth v. Freeman, 573 Pa. 532 , 827 A.2d 385, 402-03 (2003), cert. denied, 543 U.S. 822 , 125 S.Ct. 30 , 160 L.Ed.2d 31 (2004) . | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Pennsylvania. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
McCrae v. Pennsylvania
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2 sentences2007The relaxed waiver rule was abrogated in capital PCRA matters in Commonwealth v. Albrecht, 554 Pa. 31 , 720 A.2d 693, 700 (1998) and in direct capital appeals in Commonwealth v. Freeman, 573 Pa. 532 , 827 A.2d 385, 402-03 (2003), cert. denied, 543 U.S. 822 , 125 S.Ct. 30 , 160 L.Ed.2d 31 (2004) . 2007The relaxed waiver rule was abrogated in capital PCRA matters *25 in Commonwealth v. Albrecht, 554 Pa. 31 , 720 A.2d 693, 700 (1998) and in direct capital appeals in Commonwealth v. Freeman, 573 Pa. 532 , 827 A.2d 385, 402-03 (2003), cert. denied, 543 U.S. 822 , 125 S.Ct. 30 , 160 L.Ed.2d 31 (2004). | 1 | 2007–2007 |
Commonwealth v. Gribble
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2 sentences2007“Under the direct capital appeal relaxed waiver rule, this Court had discretion to reach alleged trial court errors which, although waived, were resolvable from the record.” Commonwealth v. Gribble, 580 Pa. 647 , 863 A.2d 455 , 468 n. 9 (2004) (citing Commonwealth v. Zettlemoyer, 500 Pa. 16 , 454 A.2d 937 (1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 970 , 103 S.Ct. 2444 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1327 (1983)). 2007“Under the direct capital appeal relaxed waiver rule, this Court had discretion to reach alleged trial court errors which, although waived, were resolvable from the record.” Commonwealth v. Gribble, 580 Pa. 647 , 863 A.2d 455 , 468 n. 9 (2004) (citing Commonwealth v. Zettlemoyer, 500 Pa. 16 , 454 A.2d 937 (1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 970 , 103 S.Ct. 2444 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1327 (1983)). | 1 | 2007–2007 |
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.