299 Pa. Super. 147 - Commonwealth v. Burton’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
9
cited by 9 later decisions
1
states following
March 2017
most recently cited
9 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth v. Contakos · 263 Pa. Super. 110 - Commonwealth v. Harris
Most-quoted passages
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“§ 2709. Harassment A person commits a summary offense when, with intent to harass, annoy or alarm another person: (3) he engages in a course of conduct or repeatedly commits acts which alarm or seriously annoy such other person and which serve no legitimate purpose.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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