Commonwealth v. Padilla

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the Commonwealth proves the notice element of ICC where defendant has actual notice of the PFA order or the constructive equivalent
• holding that verbal notice by a police officer over the telephone of the PFA order, what it precluded, and the consequences for violating the order, provided adequate notice of the order to sustain a conviction for ICC
• finding that the notice requirement for ICC was satisfied by a police officer’s phone call to the defendant informing him of the PFA order
• noting that intent of PFA statute could not be implemented if enforcement were delayed until personal service was achieved
• affirming -4- J-S14028-21 ICC conviction where notice requirement satisfied by phone call from police officer to defendant informing defendant of PFA
• Commonwealth proves notice element of indirect criminal contempt where defendant has actual notice of PFA order or constructive equivalent

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Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Commonwealth v. Brumbaugh
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-07-31· cited 119×
• Commonwealth v. Moore
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2009-07-15· cited 28×
• Commonwealth v. Staton
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-02-21· cited 22×
• Commonwealth v. Moody
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-05-15· cited 19×
• Com. v. Smith, D., Jr.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2022-12-29· cited 12×
• Commonwealth v. Stevenson, V., Aplt.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2022-09-29
• Urbanek v. Nolan
  Franklin County Court of Common Pleas· 2008-10-01

Cites

4 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Commonwealth v. Stallworth
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-10-04· cited 157×
• Commonwealth v. Ashton
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-05-13· cited 49×
• Commonwealth v. Baker
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-12-23· cited 42×
• Kelly v. Mueller
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-11-04· cited 6×