Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 7/24/1996

In Re Child M.

Citations

681 A.2d 793
452 Pa. Super. 230
1996 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2501

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noting that testimony of a child’s statements to other people is admissible to establish the child’s state of mind at the time
the Superior Court will not scour the record on an appellant’s behalf trying to find mistakes by the trial court. It is the appellant’s responsibility to precisely identify any purported errors
Superior Court will not scour record on appellant’s behalf trying to find mistakes by trial court
“[T]he ‘argument’ section of an appellate brief must contain a full discussion of the points raised accompanied by citation to pertinent authority.”
there is no law which “would entitle a natural parent to force an abused child to testify in an involuntary termination proceeding”
the Superior Court will not scour the record on an appellant's behalf trying to find mistakes by the trial court. It is the appellant's responsibility to precisely identify any purported errors

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Judges: Cirillo, Beck, Cercone

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