A.S. v. Pennsylvania State Police

Decided August 15, 2016. Kevin M. Dougherty wrote the opinion for the court.

143 A.3d 896 · Cited 171 times

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• Commonwealth v. Merolla · 909 A.2d 337
• Leocal v. Ashcroft · 543 U.S. 1
• Commonwealth v. Dickerson · 621 A.2d 990
• A.S. v. Pennsylvania State Police · 87 A.3d 914
• Commonwealth v. Wilgus · 40 A.3d 1201
• Commonwealth v. Shiffler · 879 A.2d 185
• Commonwealth v. Lutz-Morrison, T., Aplt. · 143 A.3d 891
• Commonwealth v. Williams · 832 A.2d 962
• United States v. Rodriquez · 553 U.S. 377
• Roethlein v. Portnoff Law Associates, Ltd. · 81 A.3d 816
• Commonwealth v. Conklin · 897 A.2d 1168
• Warrantech Consumer Products Services, Inc. v. Reliance Insurance Co. in Liquidation · 96 A.3d 346
• Commonwealth v. Jarowecki · 985 A.2d 955
• Freedom Medical Supply, Inc. v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. · 131 A.3d 977
• Commonwealth v. Hude · 458 A.2d 177
• In the Interest of J.B. · 107 A.3d 1
• Commonwealth v. Davidson · 938 A.2d 198
• Commonwealth v. Gilmour Manufacturing Co. · 822 A.2d 676
• Commonwealth v. McClintic · 909 A.2d 1241
• Commonwealth v. Booth · 766 A.2d 843
• Commonwealth v. Leidig · 956 A.2d 399
• Delaware River Port Authority v. Thornburgh · 493 A.2d 1351
• Commonwealth v. Office of Open Records · 103 A.3d 1276
• Delaware County v. First Union Corp. · 992 A.2d 112
• Fross v. County of Allegheny · 20 A.3d 1193

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