415 Pa. Super. 438 - Commonwealth v. Lines’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
11
cited by 11 later decisions
1
states following
December 2003
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on In re Disbarment of Johnson · Gozlon-Peretz v. United States · Gozlon-Peretz v. United States · Commonwealth v. Passaro · Commonwealth v. Jones
Most-quoted passages
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“Appellant concedes that our Supreme Court has stated: A defendant’s voluntary escape acts as a per se forfeiture of his right of appeal, where the defendant is a fugitive at any time after post-trial proceedings commence. Such a forfeiture is irrevocable and continues despite the defendant’s capture or voluntary return to custody. Thus, by choosing to flee from justice, appellant has forever forfeited his right to appeal.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Pennsylvania law indicates that a trial court is without discretion and, therefore, must dismiss a defendant's post-trial motions as long as a defendant is a fugitive.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“appellant has forever forfeited his right to appeal by electing to become a fugitive after post-trial procedures have begun.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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