Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 3/11/2011

Commonwealth v. Brown

Citations

26 A.3d 485
2011 Pa. Super. 47
2011 Pa. Super. LEXIS 60
2011 WL 839412

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holding, “a psychiatrist [is permitted] to presume a juvenile's guilt in determining amenability to treatment”
holding, “a psychiatrist [is permitted] to presume a juvenile's guilt in determining amenability to treatment”
explaining that an as-applied attack “does not contend that a law is unconstitutional as written but that its application to a particular person under particular circumstances deprived that person of a constitutional right”
explaining that an as-applied attack “does not contend that a law is unconstitutional as written but that its application to a particular person under particular circumstances deprived that person of a constitutional right”
acknowledging the split in authority and collecting cases, ultimately adopting what it referred to as the majority view that the Amendment does apply to these proceedings
containing extensive discussion of immunity in the context of juvenile certification proceedings

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Judges: Allen, Olson, Colville

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