Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Dengler
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 20, 2004PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKlein, J.
¶ 1 Harry Dengler appeals from the judgment of sentence imposed by the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County after he pled guilty to sexual offenses involving his 12~year-old niece. Dengler seeks review of the trial court’s determination that he is a sexually violent predator (SVP) under Megan’s Law II, 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9791-9799.7. He also challenges the trial court’s failure to conduct a Frye 1 hearing before admitting the expert testimony of the state assessor.
¶ 2 This case presents an issue of first impression in Pennsylvania: whether the psychological or psychiatric testimony of an expert…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Grady v. Frito-Lay, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Commonwealth v. MaldonadoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Trach v. FellinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. DenglerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Jones v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2011
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- Commonwealth v. WhitacreSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
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