Case law

In Re: Order Amending Rules 102, 105, 120, 121, 301, 313, 341, 502, 553, 701, 702, 901, 1311, 1312, 1316, 1323, 1501-1504, 1511-1517, 1531, 1532, 1541-1543, 1551, 1561, 1571, 1573, 1701, 1702, 1704, 1762, 1770, 1781, 1911, 2702, 3307, 3331 & Adopting Rule

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jan 7, 2020

Compare 42 Pa.C.S. § 5574 (effect of application for amendment to qualify for interlocutory appeal).] Pa.R.A.P. 1311 originally implemented only 42 Pa.C.S. § 702(b) (interlocutory appeals by permission). … Paragraph (a) codifies a well-established principle. See, [e.g.], for example, Merrick Estate, 247 A.2d 786, 787 (Pa. 1968); Corace v. Balint, 210 A.2d 882, 889 (Pa. 1965).

Commonwealth v. Williams, C., Aplt.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jul 19, 2016

Pennsylvania Rule of Evidence 702 provides that a witness so qualified may testify as an expert if: “(a) the expert’s scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge is beyond that possessed by the average layperson … While we disagree that the record supports a finding that appellate counsel was unaware that he had to raise both record- and non-record-based claims at the earliest opportunity, the record clearly supports a finding that