Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Sartin

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 26, 1998No. 0287PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Judge:

The Scranton Times, the Sunday Times, and the Scranton Tribune (collectively, “the Newspapers”) appeal from the order that (1) partially unsealed the transcript of a previously held in camera hearing and (2) released, in redacted form, correspondence between the Honorable Frank P. Eagen and the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (“the Disciplinary Board”). Because we conclude that the order in question is not immediately appealable, we quash the Newspapers’ appeal.

In October 1996, Judge Eagen was presiding over the criminal trial of William Sartin, who had…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Coopers & Lybrand v. LivesaySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Pugar v. GrecoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Commonwealth v. FenstermakerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Katz v. KatzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  4. Commonwealth v. SartinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  5. Hubbard, L. v. Gee, S.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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