312 Pa. Super. 572 - Commonwealth v. Rank’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
9 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 244 Pa. Super. 62 - Commonwealth v. Malone · 263 Pa. Super. 349 - Commonwealth v. Rose · 258 Pa. Super. 219 - Commonwealth v. Mueller · 267 Pa. Super. 498 - Chase v. King · 282 Pa. Super. 458 - Commonwealth v. Capone
Most-quoted passages
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“Accordingly, where the record shows that the Commonwealth made out a prima facie case of guilt on the part of an accused, he will then have the burden to affirmatively demonstrate non-culpability at a hearing, otherwise his petition to expunge will be denied.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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