Legal Opinion
In the Interest of J.B., Appeal of: Comm
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 15, 2014No. 34 WAP 2013PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice TODD.*
The Commonwealth appeals from the order of the Superior Court vacating the dispositional order of the Juvenile Court of Lawrence County and remanding this matter to that tribunal for further proceedings. We hereby vacate the order of the Superior Court, and remand this matter to the juvenile court so that J.B. may be given the opportunity to file a motion for a new adjudication hearing, nunc pro tunc, challenging the weight of the evidence supporting his conviction for one count of first-degree murder and one count of homicide of an unborn child.
I. Factual Background
The…
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