A. M. v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
May 1990
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Walker v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review · Appeal of E. S. · Cruz v. Commonwealth · N. B. v. Commonwealth · 104 Pa. Commw. 642 - DP v. PennDPW.
Most-quoted passages
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“An injury caused by the acts or omissions of a perpetrator which does one of the following: (i) Causes the child severe pain. (ii) Significantly impairs the child's physical functioning, either temporarily or permanently. (iii) Is accompanied by physical evidence of a continued pattern of separate, unexplained injuries to the child.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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