· 7/16/2002
P.R. v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare, Office of Hearings & Appeals
Citations
- 801 A.2d 478
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that identifying perpetrators of abuse serves to protect children
- discussing the underlying purpose of the CPSL and stating that “[t]he need to prevent child abuse and to protect abused children from further injury is critical”
- discussing the underlying purpose of the CPSL and stating that “[t]he need to prevent child abuse and to protect abused children from further injury is critical.”
- \The need [demonstrated in the CPSL] to prevent child abuse and to protect abused children from further injury is critical.\
- “The need [demonstrated in the CPSL] to prevent child abuse and to protect abused children from further injury is critical.”
- “Corporal punishment at its core embodies intent to inflict pain.”
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor, Former, Flaherty
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