Legal Opinion

Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Olivo, J.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 18, 2015No. 127 MAP 2014PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Justice BAER.

In this case, the trial court suspended as unconstitutional a recently enacted statute allowing expert testimony regarding victims’ responses to sexual violence, 42 Pa.C.S. § 5920,1 The trial court concluded that Section 5920 violated this Court’s *620exclusive control over judicial procedures pursuant to Article V, Section 10(c) of the Pennsylvania Constitution.2 Accordingly, we have jurisdiction pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 722(7) (providing the Pennsylvania Supreme Court with exclusive jurisdiction over “[mjatters where the court of common pleas has held [a statute] invalid as…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  2. Yocca v. Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  3. Commonwealth v. SeeseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  4. Commonwealth v. DunkleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  5. Commonwealth v. FearsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Villani v. Seibert Appeal of: SeibertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  2. Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Maconeghy Jr., K.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  3. Com. v. Daulton, W.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  4. Com. v. Jones, R.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  5. Commonwealth v. Dunn, R., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2023

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