Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Hann
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 30, 2013PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice BAER.
This Court granted the Commonwealth’s petition for allowance of appeal in this matter to determine whether the Superior Court erred in reversing a trial court’s bail forfeiture order. For the reasons that follow, we vacate the order of the Superior Court and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
The facts of this appeal are not in dispute. In September of 2010, Pennsylvania State Police arrested Ricky Lynn Hann for assaulting his then-girlfriend, Lisa Soud-ers. Following an initial bail hearing, he was released on his own recognizance. Contemporaneous to…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DuffeySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Commonwealth v. TruesdaleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth v. ChopakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- State v. TorresSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2004
- United States v. George B. Parr, Mary Elizabeth Ellis Saenz, Intervenor-Appellant, Clinton Manges, Surety, Movant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Commonwealth v. TorresSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
- State v. MottoleseSupreme Court of Vermont · 2015
- State v. MottoleseSupreme Court of Vermont · 2015
- In Re: Hann, R.L.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
- Com. v. Smith, K.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2023
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