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Yurgosky v. COM., ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 24, 1998No. 142 M.D. Appeal Docket 1997PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

This appeal raises issues of first impression.regarding the entitlement of a member of the unified judicial system to be reimbursed for attorney’s fees when he is charged with criminal misconduct arising out of the performance of his official duties and is subsequently acquitted.

Appellant, Donald A. Yurgosky, is an elected district justice of District Court No. 45-3-04 in Lackawanna County. On September 9, 1991, he was arrested and charged with the criminal offenses of official oppression, 1 threats and other improper influence in official and political matters 2 and…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Lavelle v. KochSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  2. DeFrank v. COUNTY OF GREENECommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. Snyder v. SnyderSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  4. Darien Capital Management, Inc. v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  5. In Re Appeal of ColbanCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Department of Corrections v. Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  2. Balshy v. Pennsylvania State PoliceCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  3. Department of Public Welfare v. Presbyterian Medical CenterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  4. Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare v. River Street AssociatesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  5. 46th Circuit Trial Court v. Crawford CountyMichigan Court of Appeals · 2004

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