Commonwealth v. Mesler’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
July 2022
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Dernovesk v. Commonwealth · Budget Laundry Co. v. MUNTER · Commonwealth v. Balenger · 144 Pa. Commw. 100 - Blobner v. Commonwealth · Commonwealth v. Lowe
Most-quoted passages
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“If neither [the appellant] nor his attorney was present when the case was called, the court could conclude that [the appellant] did not intend to appear and prosecute his statutory appeal and it could be summarily dismissed.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Paragraph (D) makes it clear that the trial judge may dismiss a summary case appeal when the judge determines that the defendant is absent without cause from the trial de novo.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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