Commonwealth v. Neiman

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 10, 2011

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · decided 2011-08-10

Cited by 6 later decisions — most recently December 2013

6 state decisions

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

“1. Whether Pennsylvania [Act 152 of 2004] violates the single[-]subject rule of Article III, Section 3 of the Pennsylvania Constitution. 2. Whether, if Act 152 violates the single-subject rule of Article III, Section 3 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, Megan's Law can be sustained by severance of the remaining portions of Act 152 of 2004.”

quoted by 1 later decision, including 2012 Pa. Super. 248 - Sernovitz v. Dershaw

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Decided 2011-08-10

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¶1 ORDER

PER CURIAM.

¶2 AND NOW, this 10th day of August, 2011, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED TO the issues set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to all remaining issues. The issues, rephrased for clarity, are:

¶3 1. Whether Pennsylvania [Act 152 of 2004] violates the single[-]subject rule of Article III, Section 3 of the Pennsylvania Constitution.

¶4 2. Whether, if Act 152 violates the single-subject rule of Article III, Section 3 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, Megan’s Law can be sustained by severance of the remaining portions of Act 152 of 2004.