Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Samuels
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 21, 1986No. 2657PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFMAN, Judge:
This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence for statutory rape, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3122, indecent assault, id. § 3126, indecent exposure, id. § 3127, and corruption of minors, id. § 6301. Appellant contends that (1) the lower court erred in limiting his expert’s testimony at trial; (2) the statute granting sexual assault counselors an absolute privilege “not to be examined as a witness in any civil or criminal proceeding” concerning confidential communications made to them by sexual assault victims, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5945.1, is unconstitutional under various provisions of the…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. ChadhaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Commonwealth v. HubbardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Commonwealth v. MeyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Commonwealth v. KyleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. SchaefferSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. PearsallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. SamuelsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. HartzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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