In re S.A.

How courts have described this case

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

• applying strict scrutiny to portion of Act 21 that implicates a juvenile’s right to physical freedom
• “[T]he General Assembly’s intent in promulgating Act 21 was not to punish sexually violent delinquent children, but rather, to establish civil commitment procedures designed to provide necessary treatment to such children and to protect the public from danger.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

8 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In the Interest of A.C.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2010-03-15· cited 115×
• In the Interest of S.T.S., Jr.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-08-15· cited 80×
• In Re D.M.W
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-10-10· cited 13×
• In re: H.R., a minor
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2018-09-21· cited 9×
• In re D.M.W.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-02-14· cited 2×
• In Re AC
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2010-03-15· cited 1×
• In Re SA
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-05-17
• In re: H.R., a minor
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-04-01

Cites

16 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Kennedy v. Mendoza-Martinez
  Supreme Court· 1963-02-18· cited 2,208×
• Kansas v. Hendricks
  Supreme Court· 1997-06-23· cited 2,057×
• Smith v. Doe
  Supreme Court· 2003-03-05· cited 1,492×
• Commonwealth v. Williams
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-09-25· cited 383×
• Lehman v. Pennsylvania State Police
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-12-30· cited 94×
• Commonwealth v. Howe
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-01-26· cited 90×
• Commonwealth v. MacPherson
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-05-18· cited 76×
• GLANCEY v. Casey
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1972-03-20· cited 73×
• Commonwealth Ex Rel. Finken v. Roop
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-04-22· cited 60×
• Commonwealth v. Kopicz
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-12-19· cited 45×
• Theodore v. Delaware Valley School District
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-11-20· cited 40×
• In the Interest of K.A.P.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-01-19· cited 39×
• Warren v. Folk
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-10-28· cited 38×
• Probst v. Com., Dept. of Transp.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-05-26· cited 37×
• Commonwealth v. Moody
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-02-13· cited 27×
• Commonwealth v. Leddington
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-09-12· cited 18×