Legal Opinion
In the Interest of J.J.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 18, 1995PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
ZAPPALA, Justice.
The issue presented is whether an appellate court has the discretion to entertain an appeal of a juvenile who became a fugitive during the appellate process but returned to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court prior to disposition of the appeal. We hold that an appellate court has the inherent authority to entertain an appeal of a fugitive who has returned to custody during the pendency of an appeal. An appellate *276court likewise has discretion to reinstate a timely filed appeal that was dismissed by that court during his fugitive…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Molinaro v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Ortega-Rodriguez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Commonwealth v. PassaroSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Commonwealth v. ChopakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Commonwealth v. GallowaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Lawrence Lines v. David Larkins, Warden the District Attorney of the County of Bucks the Attorney General of the State of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Commonwealth v. LantzySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Gary Lee Doctor v. Gilbert A. WaltersCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- Commonwealth v. DeemerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Sidney L. Jaffe Ruth Jaffe v. Accredited Surety and Casualty Company, Incorporated, Center for Constitutional Rights, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002
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