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6 Pennsylvania opinions name it 1 courts 2015–2023 2 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. Riversgreen2 sentences2020“Inherent in this pleading and proof requirement is that the petitioner must not only state what his issues are, but also he must demonstrate in his pleadings and briefs how the issues will be proved.” Commonwealth v. Rivers, 786 A.2d 923, 927 (Pa. 2001). 2018"Inherent in this pleading and proof requirement is that the petitioner must not only state what his issues are, but also he must demonstrate in his pleadings and briefs how the issues will be proved." Commonwealth v. Rivers, 786 A.2d 923, 927 (Pa. 2001). | 4 | 4 |
Commonwealth v. Bretzgreen2 sentences2023See 42 Pa.C.S. § 9543(a) (a PCRA “petitioner must plead and prove” his entitlement to relief under the PCRA “by a preponderance of the evidence”); Commonwealth v. Bretz, 830 A.2d 1273, 1276 (Pa. Super. 2003) (“Inherent in this pleading and proof requirement is that the petitioner must not only state what his issues are, but also he must demonstrate in his pleadings and briefs how the issues will be proved.”) (citation omitted). 2023Therefore, he did not prove his entitlement to relief on this claim as required by the PCRA. 42 Pa.C.S. § 9543(a) (a PCRA “petitioner must plead and prove” his entitlement to relief under the PCRA “by a preponderance of the evidence”); see also Commonwealth v. Bretz, 830 A.2d 1273, 1276 (Pa. Super. 2003) (“Inherent in this pleading and proof requirement is that the petitioner must not only state what his issues are, but also he must demonstrate in his pleadings and briefs how the issues will be proved.”) (citation omitted). | 2 | 2 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Pennsylvania. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
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.