Tag: #SORNA

Commonwealth v. Stanley

The defendant was on probation for failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements, pursuant to Megan’s Law III. Later, he was found to be in violation of his probation and

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Adams v. Pa. State Police

The Commonwealth Court rejected the petitioner’s application to declare that he was not required to register as a sex offender under SORNA I. The petitioner was placed on the original

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Rivera v. Pa. State Police

In Rivera v. Pa. State Police, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court acted in its original jurisdiction to address the Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act. The petitioner claimed that Subchapter I’s

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Commonwealth v. Snyder

In Commonwealth v. Snyder, Appellant appealed the judgment of sentence imposed after a jury found him guilty of corruption of minors and related offenses. On appeal, he made four claims

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Commonwealth v. Elliot

In Commonwealth v. Elliot, the defendant filed a PCRA petition requesting the lower court vacate his Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) designation. The court dismissed his petition as untimely. On appeal,

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A.L. v. PA State Police

In A.L. v. PA State Police, Petitioner sought review of an order of the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP). PSP adopted a hearing examiner’s proposed adjudication and order, thereby affirming the

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Commonwealth v. Young

In 1976, Appellant pleaded guilty to third-degree murder. He absconded to Kentucky when he was paroled. Two years later, he was convicted of rape and related offenses in Kentucky. These

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Commonwealth v. Moose

Commonwealth v. Moose is another decision of the Pennsylvania appellate courts concerning Subchapters H and I of SORNA.  In 1995, the defendant entered a negotiated guilty plea to third-degree murder,

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Commonwealth v. Asher

While Commonwealth v. Asher was pending in the Superior Court, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court rendered its decision in Commonwealth v. Torsilieri, 232 A.3d 567 (Pa. 2020). In Torsilieri, the Supreme

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