Category: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Quigley v. Unemployment Comp. Bd. of Rev.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review erred when it concluded sua sponte that the claimant was ineligible for unemployment benefits. Before the referee, the issue

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Commonwealth v. Bradley

In a landmark decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held “that a PCRA petitioner may, after a PCRA court denies relief, and after obtaining new counsel or acting pro se, raise

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Rellick Smith v. Rellick

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court took the oft-misunderstood coordinate jurisdiction rule and ensured it would continue to confound attorneys. The Court was unable to cobble together a majority on this critical

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In re T.W.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court attempted to clarify the burden of proof law enforcement must present to recover contraband during an otherwise lawful Terry frisk. Here, after a car stop, a

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In re Ashton

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court declined “to adopt a test for standing whereby a retroactive or future enlargement in trustee compensation can only be challenged by a beneficiary who is able

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In re C.B.

An en banc panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the lower court’s order that adjudicated children dependent and found that one child suffered abuse. The Court held that under

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Commonwealth v. Reid

To avoid the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s “frustration” with Appellant’s brief, counsel should have hired the ghostwriting pros at Sullivan | Simon. This was a direct appeal from an order dismissing

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