Sweeney v. Lotz’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth v. Swinehart · Sweatt v. Department of Corrections · Commonwealth v. Colon · 263 Pa. Super. 393 - Beneficial Consumer Discount Co. v. Hamlin · 162 Pa. Commw. 55 - Jubelirer v. Singel
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(3) The county clerk of courts shall, upon sentencing, ... transmit to ... the ... agent designated by the county commissioners of the county with the approval of the president judge of the county and to the ... [DOC] ... copies of all orders for restitution ... reparation, fees, costs, fines and penalties. (5) The ... [DOC] shall be authorized to make monetary deductions from inmate personal accounts for the purpose of collecting restitution or any other court-ordered obligation. Any amount deducted shall be transmitted by the [DOC] ... to the probation department of the county or other agent designated by the county commissioners of the county....”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage““Appellant points to section 8123(a) of the Judicial Code, addressing a $300 exemption claim for judgment debtors. However,. . . this section applies to civil judgments and other liens. In contrast, section 9728(b)(5) of the Sentencing Code applies to the collection of costs, fines and restitution in the context of a criminal proceeding. Additionally,... the exemption provided for in this section was to afford the judgment debtor the necessities of life, i.e., food, clothing and shelter. See Beneficial Consumer Discount Co. v. Hamlin, 263 Pa. Super. 393 , 398 A.2d 193 (1979). Such concerns are not relevant in the present situation, as the individual will continue to be afforded these necessities as a ward of the Commonwealth. Further, our Superior Court has previously indicated that the Commonwealth has a rational and legitimate interest in the rehabilitation of the criminal and in providing compensation to the victim of wrongful conduct. See Commonwealth v. Colon, 708 A.2d 1279 (Pa. Super. 1998).” (footnote omitted)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.