Com. v. Quinlan

CourtUnited States State Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Citation544 Pa. 183,675 A.2d 711
PartiesCOMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Richard W. QUINLAN, Appellee.
Decision Date21 May 1996

Appeal No. 41 W.D. Appeal Docket 1995, from the Order of the Superior Court entered April 8, 1994, at No. 699 PGH 1993, reversing the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County, Criminal Division, entered March 30, 1993, at No. 457 of 1988.

James K. Vogel, Anthony R. Himes, Erie, for Com.

Richard W. Quinlan, pro se.

Prior report: 433 Pa.Super. 111, 639 A.2d 1235.

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

Appeal dismissed as having been improvidently granted.

NIGRO, J., dissents.

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  • Commonwealth v. Melvin, s. 844 WDA 2013
    • United States
    • Superior Court of Pennsylvania
    • August 21, 2014
    ...15, 2013 order staying Orie Melvin's sentence.In Commonwealth v. Quinlan, 433 Pa.Super. 111, 639 A.2d 1235 (1994), appeal dismissed, 544 Pa. 183, 675 A.2d 711 (1996), this Court set forth the general rules with respect to a trial court's jurisdiction over its orders after an appeal has been......
  • Correll v. COM. DEPT. OF TRANSP.
    • United States
    • Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
    • February 18, 1999
    ...the same double jeopardy protection. Commonwealth v. Quinlan, 433 Pa.Super. 111, 639 A.2d 1235, 1240 n. 4 (1994), appeal dismissed, 544 Pa. 183, 675 A.2d 711 (1996). This court has previously held that license suspension proceedings are civil in nature and impose remedial sanctions aimed at......
  • Com. v. Arest
    • United States
    • Superior Court of Pennsylvania
    • July 8, 1999
    ...433 Pa.Super. 111, 639 A.2d 1235 (1994), appeal granted, 540 Pa. 648, 659 A.2d 986 (1995), appeal dismissed as improvidently granted, 544 Pa. 183, 675 A.2d 711 (1996). If a court does not possess statutory authorization to impose a particular sentence, then the sentence is illegal and must ......
  • Smega v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.
    • United States
    • Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
    • March 16, 1999
    ...Constitution provides the same protection. Commonwealth v. Quinlan, 433 Pa.Super. 111, 639 A.2d 1235, 1240, n. 4 (1994), appeal dismissed, 544 Pa. 183, 675 A.2d 711 (1996). The imposition of a one-year suspension as a result of Smega's Ohio DUI conviction, by operation of Section 1532(b)(3)......
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  • Commonwealth v. Melvin, s. 844 WDA 2013
    • United States
    • Superior Court of Pennsylvania
    • August 21, 2014
    ...15, 2013 order staying Orie Melvin's sentence.In Commonwealth v. Quinlan, 433 Pa.Super. 111, 639 A.2d 1235 (1994), appeal dismissed, 544 Pa. 183, 675 A.2d 711 (1996), this Court set forth the general rules with respect to a trial court's jurisdiction over its orders after an appeal has been......
  • Correll v. COM. DEPT. OF TRANSP.
    • United States
    • Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
    • February 18, 1999
    ...the same double jeopardy protection. Commonwealth v. Quinlan, 433 Pa.Super. 111, 639 A.2d 1235, 1240 n. 4 (1994), appeal dismissed, 544 Pa. 183, 675 A.2d 711 (1996). This court has previously held that license suspension proceedings are civil in nature and impose remedial sanctions aimed at......
  • Pappas v. Asbel
    • United States
    • Superior Court of Pennsylvania
    • May 23, 1996
    ...675 A.2d 711 450 Pa.Super. 162, 20 Employee Benefits Cas. Basile PAPPAS and Theodora Pappas, H/W v. David S. ASBEL, D.O. and Pennsylvania Hospital Insurance Co. (PHICO). The COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY CATASTROPHE LOSS FUND (CAT FUND) v. UNITED STATES HEALTHC......
  • Com. v. Arest
    • United States
    • Superior Court of Pennsylvania
    • July 8, 1999
    ...433 Pa.Super. 111, 639 A.2d 1235 (1994), appeal granted, 540 Pa. 648, 659 A.2d 986 (1995), appeal dismissed as improvidently granted, 544 Pa. 183, 675 A.2d 711 (1996). If a court does not possess statutory authorization to impose a particular sentence, then the sentence is illegal and must ......
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