Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Shaffer
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 19, 1998No. 008 M.D. Appeal Dkt. 1996PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
CAPPY, Justice.1
The issue presented in this case is whether the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing the charges against appellee as a means of sanctioning the District Attorney for faffing to comply with a court order as to the time of trial. For the reason set forth herein we find that the trial court did abuse its discretion and thus, reverse the decision of the Superior Court and remand this matter to the trial court for a new trial.
On July 20, 1994 the trial court dismissed the charges of assault and harassment pending against…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Coker v. SM Flickinger Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Brocker v. BrockerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Commonwealth v. WaldmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Traynor v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Commonwealth v. CarsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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3Cited by61 opinions
- Commonwealth v. PrestonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
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- Commonwealth v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- Commonwealth v. Barbour, D., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
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