Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Oeler

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 2, 1986No. 00689PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROSKY, Judge:

This appeal is from the order granting appellee’s petition for writ of habeas corpus and dismissing the case against appellee. 1

Appellant, the Commonwealth, contends that: (1) the court below erred when it ruled that the complaint against appellee was not timely filed; and (2) even if the complaint was not timely filed, the complaint should not have been dismissed because appellee did not show any prejudice to his rights resulting from the untimely filing.

We agree with the Commonwealth’s first contention and, accordingly, reverse the order of the court below and reinstate the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HessSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. Commonwealth v. WadeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Commonwealth v. HughesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Commonwealth v. WallsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Commonwealth v. RevtaiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RevtaiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Commonwealth v. DouglassSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Commonwealth v. OwenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  4. Boring v. Erie Insurance GroupSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  5. Commonwealth v. KarlsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996

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