Legal Opinion · Dissent

Commonwealth v. Brown, L.; of: Family Members

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 16, 2026No. 32 EM 2023Published

1Dissent

[J-6-2025] [MO: Dougherty, J.] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA : No. 32 EM 2023 : : On King’s Bench petition from the v. : order of the Philadelphia County : Court of Common Pleas at No CP- : 51-CR-0407441-2004, dated May 5, LAVAR BROWN : 2023. : : ARGUED: March 5, 2025 PETITION OF: FAMILY MEMBERS OF : MURDER VICTIMS MICHAEL : RICHARDSON AND ROBERT CRAWFORD : DISSENTING OPINION JUSTICE WECHT DECIDED: June 16, 2026 In 2024, a majority of Justices chose to invoke this Court’s rare and extraordinary King’s Bench jurisdiction in order to review…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  3. Commonwealth v. HillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  4. Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  5. Robinson Township v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013

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