455 Pa. Super. 218 - Commonwealth v. Soltis’s Empirical Analysis
1996
Citation profile
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Kemmerer v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing · Wilson v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board · In re Tinari · Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Richards · Commonwealth v. Truesdale
Most-quoted passages
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“In other words, a capital offense is a crime for which the death penalty may, but need not, be inflicted, [citation omitted]. We are likewise convinced that the words in Section 14 “when the proof is evident or presumption great” mean that if the Commonwealth’s evidence which is presented at the bail hearing, together with all reasonable inferences therefrom, is sufficient in law to sustain a verdict of murder in the first degree, bail should be refused. It follows that in the absence of such evidence, the prisoner is entitled to bail.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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