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has not been brought to trial within 365 days,
the Commonwealth bears the burden of proving
* they
A detailed
definition of acted
drug trafficking
was
that
have nonetheless
with diligence.
66
added
to
provisions
governing
boot
camp.
This means that after the defense has made such
Commonwealth v. Small, filed August 2, 2019;
To be
eligible
for state
related to
a *prima
facie
showing,
it is funding
the Commonwealth
joint Amicus with the ACLU.
restrictive
ofput
probation,
counties must
who should
be conditions
required to
on its evidence
Authors:
Michele
D. Hangley
and
Matthew A.
now
receive
certification
by
the
Pennsylvania
and the defense should only argue
after the
67
Hamermesh,
of
Hangley
Aronchick
Segal Pudlin &
Commission on Sentencing.
Commonwealth has done so. Essentially, a Rule 600
Mary Catherine
Roper,on
ofSentencing
the ACLU.
*Schiller;
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Pennsylvania
Commission
hearing
proceed
in form almost
identically
Issue:
Argues
that
the
PCRA's
time
limits
are
continues as an agency but its mandate
is now
to a suppression
hearing. If the judge asks you
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PCRAother
courts
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when
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to argue
prioroftoadditional
the Commonwealth's
creation
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appropriate,
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tolling
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makeaitresearch
clear that
could not program;
possibly argue
andyou
development
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limits.
on behalf
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client
until you
know
what the
monitor
county
compliance
with
guidelines,
risk
68
assessments, reentry,
RRRI,
and more.is.
Commonwealth's
evidence
of diligence
Commonwealth v. Sierra, filed August 29, 2019;
*
Because
state
andthe
county
intermediate
joint
Amicus
with
ACLU.
* If the
Commonwealth
appears
at the Rule 600
punishment are no longer a sentencing option, the
Authors:
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D. Hangley
and Matthew
hearing
and
does
not
present
any
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not &
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Schiller;
Catherine
Taylor
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* Upon
a person's exit from county correctional
Andrew
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of
the
ACLU.
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themust
defendant-argue
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facilities,
the facilities
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Allowance
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in
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and
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whether,
of the PCRA's time
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ofiscounsel
are regardless
not evidence.
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contained
within
Act 115 are
limits,
a PCRA
Court has
jurisdiction
tomany,
consider a
and while this summary hits the highlights, it is not
claim that a sentence is patently illegal because it
all-encompassing. Practitioners are well-advised to
exceeds the statutory
independently
consult themaximum
language sentence.
of the statute.

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Defender
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Authors: Mary Catherine Roper and Andrew
1to the Commonwealth that you intend to seriously
See 2019 Pa. Legis. Serv. Act 2019-115 (S.B. 501) (Purdon's).
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(June
2017); available
https://csgjusticecenter.org/
Commonwealth
v. at
DeBlase,
665 A.2d 427, 431 (Pa. 1995).
4
jr/pennsylvania/publications/justice-reinvestment-inBarker v. Wingo, 407 U.S. 514, 530 (1972) (articulating the
pennsylvania-policy-framework/.
constitutional test); Commonwealth v. Preston, 904 A.2d
3 Special report
42 1,
Pa.C.S.A
9718 (e).
10 (Pa.§Super.
Ct. 2006) (the Barker test is an entirely
4
42 separate
Pa.C.S.A.analysis
§ 9721 from
(a.1)(2)
("A
person
may be eligible
Rule
600
and therefore
needs tofor
be
the raised
State drug
treatment program or State motivational boot
separately).
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of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v.
5
camp
.... , evenRule
if a600(2)(a);
mandatory
sentence would
Pa.R.Crim.P.
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WL 5690318
otherwise
be provided
law.").
v. Kearse,
890
A.2d by
388,
395
(Pa. Super.
Ct. 2005) (Pa.
(no Nov.
5
See
Alleyne v.need
United
States,
455
A.2d Rule
887
(D.D.C.
1983);
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2019)(per
curiam);
Amicus
filed
November
1,
"prejudice"
be shown
to
obtain
600
dismissal).
Commonwealth
v. Hopkins,
98 MAP
2013time
(M.D.period,
Pa. 2015).
While Rule 600
has a more
definitive
the sole
2019.
6
42 focus
Pa.C.S.A.
§ 9718
of Rule
600(c).
is on the action of the Commonwealth.
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League
Women
Voters and Lorraine
7
SeeThus,
42 Pa.C.S.A.
§ of
9718
(c).
a constitutional
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8 Haw (the "Petitioners") filed a Petition for
Commonwealth
v.
Neiman,
84
A.3d 603,
611-12
(Pa. 2013)
when a delay prejudices a defendant
and
that delay
was
quoting
Pennsylvanians
Against
Gambling
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primarily
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Review
in caused
the Commonwealth
Court challenging
Inc.6 Pa.R.Crim.P.
v. Com., 877Rule
A.2d600(D)(1).
383 (Pa. 2005); see generally Pa. Const.
the proposed
Victims' Rights Amendment (also

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