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Commonwealth v. Stern

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 30, 1997No. 43, 44, and 45 E.D. Appeal Docket 1995PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

This is a direct appeal by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from the order of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, which upheld a determination by the Philadelphia County Municipal Court that Section 4117(b)(1) of the Crimes Code, 18 Pa.C.S. § 4117(b)(1), is unconstitutional. 1 We affirm.

David J. Stern, Thomas H. Purl, III and Richard Bagenstos (Appellees) were charged with violations of § 4117(b)(1), which prohibits a lawyer from compensating or giving anything of value to a non-lawyer for recommending or securing employment by a client. Stern and Purl are…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Sweeney v. TuckerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Commonwealth v. KohlSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Commonwealth v. SutleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Wajert v. State Ethics CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. Beckert v. WarrenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MelvinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  2. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  3. P.J.S. v. Pennsylvania State Ethics CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  4. Commonwealth v. MockaitisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  5. Jubelirer v. RendellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008

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