Com. v. Ernst
Decision Date | 02 February 1978 |
Citation | 476 Pa. 102,381 A.2d 1245 |
Parties | COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Kenneth ERNST, Appellant. |
Court | Pennsylvania Supreme Court |
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Commonwealth v. Geschwendt
... ... the applicability of a newly articulated pronouncement of ... state law. See, e.g., Commonwealth v. Ernst, 476 Pa ... 102, 381 A.2d 1245 (1978) (plurality opinion; Opinion in ... Support of Affirmance: Pomeroy, J., joined by Eagen, C.J., ... Nix, J ... ...
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Com. v. Reilly
... ... See Williams, 463 Pa. at 374 n. 2, 344 A.2d at 879 n. 2. Given the subsequent decision in Patterson v. New York, 432 U.S. 197, 97 S.Ct. 2319, 53 L.Ed.2d 281 (1977), our speculation on the constitutional underpinnings of Demmitt was clearly erroneous. See Commonwealth v. Ernst, 476 Pa. 102, 381 A.2d 1245 (1977) (opinion in support of affirmance) ... 9 We note that the United States Supreme Court decision in Patterson v. New York, supra, permits state legislatures a great deal of deference with regard to their drafting of criminal legislation. That case should not, ... ...
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Com. v. Hill
...6 The Superior Court panel noted that this Court had failed to reach agreement on the underlying question, see, Commonwealth v. Ernst, 476 Pa. 102, 381 A.2d 1245 (1977), and urged that we accept review of this appeal, which we The factual predicate of today's case in not complex. At his tri......
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Com. v. Geschwendt
...the most troublesome question of the applicability of a newly articulated pronouncement of state law. See, e.g., Commonwealth v. Ernst, 476 Pa. 102, 381 A.2d 1245 (1978) (plurality opinion; Opinion in Support of Affirmance: Pomeroy, J., joined by Eagen, C.J., Nix, J. concurs in result; Opin......
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