2000 Pa. Super. 210 - Commonwealth v. Dickerson’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
December 2013
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth v. Widmer · Coker v. SM Flickinger Co., Inc. · Commonwealth v. Meadows · 305 Pa. Super. 516 - Commonwealth v. Parker · 442 Pa. Super. 231 - Commonwealth v. Melechio
Most-quoted passages
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“The term ‘discretion’ imports the exercise of judgment, wisdom and skill so as to reach a dispassionate conclusion within the framework of the law, and is not exercised for the purpose of giving effect to the will of the judge. Discretion must be exercised on the foundation of reason, as opposed to prejudice, personal motivations, caprice or arbitrary actions. Discretion is abused where the course pursued represents not merely an error of judgment, but where the judgment is manifestly unreasonable or where the law is not applied or where the record shows that the action is a result of partiality, prejudice, bias or ill-will.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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