Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 12/29/2009

Commonwealth v. Johnson

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985 A.2d 915
604 Pa. 176
2009 Pa. LEXIS 2784

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holding that “where an appellate brief fails to provide any discussion of a claim with citation to relevant authority or fails to develop the issue in any other meaningful fashion capable of review, that claim is waived” (citations omitted)
explaining that it is not the role of an appellate court to develop an appellant’s argument where the brief provides mere cursory legal discussion
holding claim is waived where appellate brief fails to provide any discussion with citation to relevant authority or fails to develop issue in any meaningful fashion capable of review
stating that where an appellate brief fails to develop the issue in any meaningful fashion, the claim is waived; this Court is not obligated to formulate the appellant's arguments for him
explaining appellant waives issue on appeal where he fails to present claim with citations to relevant authority or develop issue in meaningful fashion capable of review
stating, “where an appellate brief fails to provide any discussion of a claim with citation to relevant authority or fails to develop the issue in any other meaningful fashion capable of review, that claim is waived.”

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Judges: Castille, Saylor, Eakin, Baer, Todd, McCaffery, Greenspan

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