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6 Pennsylvania opinions name it 2 courts 1973–1986 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. Johnsongreen2 sentences1986Court held in Commonwealth v. Johnson, 507 Pa. 27 , 487 A.2d 1320 (1985), that a trial court lacks the power to grant a defense witness use immunity without prosecutorial consent. 1986Court held in Commonwealth v. Johnson, 507 Pa. 27 , 487 A.2d 1320 (1985), that a trial court lacks the power to grant a defense witness use immunity without prosecutorial consent. | 2 | 3 |
Commonwealth v. Stricklergreen2 sentences1982The prosecution also concedes that it “did not have the power to grant immunity.” Brief for the Prosecution; see Commonwealth v. Strickler, 481 Pa. 579 , 393 A.2d 313 (1978). 1982The prosecution also concedes that it “did not have the power to grant immunity.” Brief for the Prosecution; see Commonwealth v. Strickler, 481 Pa. 579 , 393 A.2d 313 (1978). | 1 | 1 |
Riccobene Appealgreen2 sentences1973The Act of November 22, 1968, P. L. 1080, No. 383, §1 et seq. (19 P.S. §640.1 et seq.) empowers the judge presiding over a grand jury investigating organized crime to grant immunity to a witness where the attorney general has established such a need. 3 In a dissenting opinion in Riccobene Appeal, 439 Pa. 404, 426-427 , 268 A. 2d 104, 119 (1970), Justice Cohen examined a judge’s power to grant immunity in an organized crime investigation: “There is no question that if the Act of 1968 had not been passed and it is determined that a witness is rightfully asserting his privilege (as here) no sanct 1973The Act of November 22, 1968, P. L. 1080, No. 383, §1 et seq. (19 P.S. §640.1 et seq.) empowers the judge presiding over a grand jury investigating organized crime to grant immunity to a witness where the attorney general has established such a need. 3 In a dissenting opinion in Riccobene Appeal, 439 Pa. 404, 426-427 , 268 A. 2d 104, 119 (1970), Justice Cohen examined a judge’s power to grant immunity in an organized crime investigation: “There is no question that if the Act of 1968 had not been passed and it is determined that a witness is rightfully asserting his privilege (as here) no sanct | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Pennsylvania. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Johnson
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2 sentences1985Commonwealth v. Johnson, 323 Pa.Super. 33 , 470 A.2d 115 (1983). 1 The Commonwealth petitioned this Court for allowance of appeal which was granted. 1985Commonwealth v. Johnson, 323 Pa.Super. 33 , 470 A.2d 115 (1983). 1 The Commonwealth petitioned this Court for allowance of appeal which was granted. | 1 | 1985–1985 |
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.