6 Pennsylvania opinions name it 2 courts 1976–2025 5 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.
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Commonwealth v. McCarthygreen1 sentence2025See McCarthy, 180 A.3d at 376 (citing 1 Pa.C.S. § 1908). -9- J-A06015-25 Further, contrary to the Court of Common Pleas’ conclusion, when reading Rule 1013 as a whole, pre-arrest delay was contemplated by the drafters of the rule, just as it was in Rule 600. | 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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In Re McCutcheon Ex Rel. Magisterial District 10-2-02 Westmoreland County
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2 sentences2023Although the court held that the drafters of the rule “must have thought the words mean something different, otherwise they would not have used both words,”58 it observed that 53 Id., at *2 (citing MCR 5.125(C)(25)). 54 Id. (citing Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (11th ed.), at 915). 55 McCutcheon, 846 A.2d at 811 . 56 Pa.R.St.Ct.M.D.J. 4(D). 57 McCutcheon, 846 A.2d at 810–11. 58 Id. at 811 . [J-13A-2023, J-13B-2023, J-13C-2023 and J-13D-2023] - 26 the American Heritage Dictionary listed “impending” as a definition of “pending.” Examining the facts of the case, the court held that the 2023Although the court held that the drafters of the rule “must have thought the words mean something different, otherwise they would not have used both words,”58 it observed that 53 Id., at *2 (citing MCR 5.125(C)(25)). 54 Id. (citing Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (11th ed.), at 915). 55 McCutcheon, 846 A.2d at 811 . 56 Pa.R.St.Ct.M.D.J. 4(D). 57 McCutcheon, 846 A.2d at 810–11. 58 Id. at 811 . [J-13A-2023, J-13B-2023, J-13C-2023 and J-13D-2023] - 26 the American Heritage Dictionary listed “impending” as a definition of “pending.” Examining the facts of the case, the court held that the | 4 | 2023–2023 |
Commonwealth v. Hamilton
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2 sentences1976To this effect the comments to Rule 1100 state the following: Comment This rule was devised pursuant to the opinion in Com. v. Hamilton, 449 Pa. 297 , 297 A.2d 127 (1972). 1976To this effect the comments to Rule 1100 state the following: Comment This rule was devised pursuant to the opinion in Com. v. Hamilton, 449 Pa. 297 , 297 A.2d 127 (1972). | 1 | 1976–1976 |
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.