Cases Decided November 18, 2020 to November 24, 2020
Description
The Pennsylvania Case Law Update While You Drive Podcast provides an update in 20 minutes or less, of precedential cases published in the Pennsylvania Superior Court, The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court and The Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Episode 23 covers cases published between November 18, 2020 and November 24, 2020.
The criminal cases this week run the gambit from potential error in the penalty phase trial of a death penalty case in Commonwealth v. Knight, the timeliness of a PCRA petition in the Mojica case, search warrants and inevitable discovery in Commonwealth v. Price, the evidentiary requirements of recklessly endangering another person and firearms charges in Commonwealth v. Headley, and compulsory joinder and double jeopardy in the Davis case. There were several non-criminal cases not included in the summery this were for brevity, but the full text of all the decided cases is included in the case notes.
00:44 Commonwealth v. Knight, M., Aplt. - No. 775 CAP
6:20 Com. v. Mojica, E. No. 2356 EDA 2019
7:33 Com. v. Price, N. No. 1734 WDA 2019
9:39 Com. v. Headley, J. No. 76 EDA 2020
11:36 Com. v. Davis, C. No. 1665 WDA 2019
McMichael, T. v. McMichael, M. & P&J Const, Aplts. - Nos. 50 & 51 WAP 2019
Mader, S., Aplt. v. Duquesne Light - No. 33 WAP 2019
In the Int of: D.G., Appeal of: A.G. No. 2267 EDA 2019
Erie Insurance Exchange v. Petrie, J. No. 261 EDA 2020
PA Manufacturers' Ass'n Ins. Co. v. Johnson Matthey, Inc. and PA DEP - 330 M.D. 2015
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority v. UCBR - 228 C.D. 2020
William Penn SD, et al. v. PA Department of Education, et al. - 587 M.D. 2014
Matthews, L. v. Prospect Crozer, LLC No. 355 EDA 2020
In Re: 2,349 Ballots in the 2020 General Election - No. 29 WAP 2020