Commonwealth v. Lopez’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “Upon reflection, it appears that Newman was testifying as to what occurred when [Appellant] showed him proof of rabies certificates after the trial before the Magisterial District Judge.... He did not testify that the rabies certificates he was shown ... were not issued until after Bixler was bitten on December 1, 2005. By stating that it would not have been necessary for Bixler to have the rabies shots, we infer that the dogs were vaccinated against rabies before Bix-ler was attacked. Accordingly, the evidence was insufficient to support the convictions for violating Section 455.8(a) of the Rabies Prevention and Control in Domestic Animals and Wildlife Act.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2007 Pa. Super. 106 - Commonwealth v. Beam