248 Pa. Super. 123 - Commonwealth v. Waters’s Empirical Analysis
1977
Citation profile
14
cited by 14 later decisions
1
states following
October 1989
most recently cited
14 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Wong Sun v. United States · California v. Curry · Commonwealth v. Futch · Commonwealth v. Garvin · Commonwealth v. O'Shea
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““Appellate Courts render a disservice to judicial economy and the efficient operation of our court system where they freely accept issues that could have and should have been first presented to the courts below for their consideration.” Commonwealth v. Mitchell, 464 Pa. 117, 123 , 346 A.2d 48, 52 (1975) (quoting Commonwealth v. Reid, 458 Pa. 357, 358 , 326 A.2d 267, 268 (1974)). Accord Commonwealth v. Waters, 248 Pa.Super. 123, 127 , 374 A.2d 1348, 1351 (1977).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Rule 323. Suppression of Evidence (e) Upon the filing of such application, a judge of the court shall fix a time for hearing, which may be either prior to or at trial, and which shall afford the attorney for the Commonwealth a reasonable opportunity for investigation and answer, and shall enter such interim order as may be appropriate in the interests of justice and the expeditious disposition of criminal cases. (Emphasis added).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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