Legal Opinion
Minnich v. Rivera
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 21, 1986No. 161 E.D. Appeal Docket 1984PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
LARSEN, Justice.
The issue presented in this appeal is whether the evidentiary standard in a paternity trial, proof by a preponderance of the evidence, as prescribed by statute, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 6704(d), violates the due process clause of the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution.
The Act of April 28, 1978, P.L. 202, No. 53, as amended by the Act of October 5, 1980, P.L. 693, No. 42, as further amended by the Act of December 20, 1982, P.L. 1409, No. 326, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 6704 abolished criminal paternity proceedings and the evidentiary burden of proof beyond a…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Woodby v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by21 opinions
- John M. v. Paula T.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- R. v. Com., Dept. of Public WelfareSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Rivera v. MinnichSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- D'ALESSANDRO v. Pennsylvania State PoliceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- State v. HoweCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1986
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