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6 Pennsylvania opinions name it 3 courts 1984–2019 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 |
|---|---|---|
Berry v. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIAgreen1 sentence2018Michaud, supra. Appellant’s claim was not a mere boilerplate allegation of no reasonable basis as in Commonwealth v. Chmiel, 30 A.3d 1111, 1128 (Pa. 2011). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Hooksgreen2 sentences2008O'Donnell, 740 A.2d at 208 (rejecting a challenge to the validity of a jury waiver because the defendant failed to demonstrate whether her waiver was unknowing and unintelligent); see also Commonwealth v. Hooks, 483 Pa. 40 , 394 A.2d 528, 532 (1978) (stating that it is the defendant's burden to prove the infirmity of an otherwise valid waiver). 2008O'Donnell, 740 A.2d at 208 (rejecting a challenge to the validity of a jury waiver because the defendant failed to demonstrate whether her waiver was unknowing and unintelligent); see also Commonwealth v. Hooks, 483 Pa. 40 , 394 A.2d 528, 532 (1978) (stating that it is the defendant's burden to prove the infirmity of an otherwise valid waiver). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. O'Donnellgreen2 sentences2008O'Donnell, 740 A.2d at 208 (rejecting a challenge to the validity of a jury waiver because the defendant failed to demonstrate whether her waiver was unknowing and unintelligent); see also Commonwealth v. Hooks, 483 Pa. 40 , 394 A.2d 528, 532 (1978) (stating that it is the defendant's burden to prove the infirmity of an otherwise valid waiver). 2008O’Donnell, 740 A.2d at 208 (rejecting a challenge to the validity of a jury waiver because the defendant failed to demonstrate whether her waiver was unknowing and unintelligent); see also Commonwealth v. Hooks, 483 Pa. 40 , 394 A.2d 528, 532 (1978) (stating that it is the defendant’s burden to prove the infirmity of an otherwise valid waiver). | 1 | 1 |
Monroe Contract Corp. v. Harrison Square, Inc.green2 sentences1984See also, Monroe Contract Corp. v. Harrison Square, Inc., 266 Pa. Super 549 , 405 A.2d 954 (1979), holding that while willful noncompliance with procedural rules will not be condoned, neither will they be transformed into an offensive weapon designed to strike an otherwise valid claim (there dealing with the verification of pleadings requirement). . 1984See also, Monroe Contract Corp. v. Harrison Square, Inc., 266 Pa. Super 549 , 405 A.2d 954 (1979), holding that while willful noncompliance with procedural rules will not be condoned, neither will they be transformed into an offensive weapon designed to strike an otherwise valid claim (there dealing with the verification of pleadings requirement). . | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Pennsylvania. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Moran v. Burbine
green
2 sentences2019The case made its way to the United States Supreme Court, which granted certiorari to decide "whether a prearraignment confession preceded by an otherwise valid waiver must be suppressed either because the police misinformed an inquiring attorney about their plans concerning the suspect or because they failed to inform the suspect of the attorney's efforts to reach him." Id. at 420 , 106 S.Ct. 1135 . 2019The case made its way to the United States Supreme Court, which granted certiorari to decide "whether a prearraignment confession preceded by an otherwise valid waiver must be suppressed either because the police misinformed an inquiring attorney about their plans concerning the suspect or because they failed to inform the suspect of the attorney's efforts to reach him." Id. at 420 , 106 S.Ct. 1135 . | 2 | 2018–2019 |
Berghuis v. Thompkins
green
2 sentences2019The case made its way to the United States Supreme Court, which granted certiorari to decide “whether a prearraignment confession preceded by an otherwise valid waiver must be suppressed either because the police misinformed an inquiring attorney about their plans concerning the suspect or because they failed to inform the suspect of the attorney’s efforts to reach him.” Id. at 420 . 2019“Events occurring outside of the presence of the suspect and entirely unknown to him surely can have no bearing on the capacity to comprehend and knowingly relinquish a constitutional right.” Id. at 422 . | 1 | 2019–2019 |
Commonwealth v. Michaud
green
1 sentence2018Michaud, supra. Appellant’s claim was not a mere boilerplate allegation of no reasonable basis as in Commonwealth v. Chmiel, 30 A.3d 1111, 1128 (Pa. 2011). | 1 | 2018–2018 |
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.