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Commonwealth v. Wallace

Citations

  • 97 A.3d 310
  • 626 Pa. 362

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • affirming denial of expungement where petitioner was incarcerated at time of expungement hearing and had vast array of state and federal convictions
  • inmate with “vast criminal history” of serious offenses sought expungement and other relief on generic due process grounds; no discussion of statutory grounds
  • decision to grant or deny petition for expungement lies in sound discretion of trial court
  • decision to grant or deny petition for expungement lies in sound discretion of trial court
  • “This Court has found that the guarantees associated with the due process clause of the federal constitution are generally coextensive with those under the Pennsylvania Constitution.”
  • where concise statement almost three months late, issues waived

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

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