Legal Opinion
Fisher v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 17, 2009No. Appeal 68 MAP 2007Published
1Opinion of the Court
979 A.2d 840 (2009)
Keith FISHER, Appellee
v.
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Department of Corrections, Appellant.
No. 68 MAP 2007
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Argued December 4, 2008.
Decided August 17, 2009.
ORDER
2Per curiam
AND NOW, this 17th day of August, 2009, the appeal is dismissed as moot.
Justice EAKIN files a dissenting statement in which Justice McCAFFERY joins.
Justice EAKIN (dissenting).
I dissent from the majority's dismissal of this matter as moot. The issue raised is whether the Department of Corrections (DOC) can rely on Administrative Directive 005's (DC-ADM 005) broad definition of "income" to…
3Cases cited3 opinions
- Public Defender's Office v. Venango County Court of Common PleasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Fisher v. Commonwealth, Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Fisher v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009