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Commonwealth v. Dougherty

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Nov 24, 2021
263 A.3d 1143 (Pa. 2021)

Opinion

No. 12 EAP 2021

11-24-2021

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Daniel DOUGHERTY, Appellant

Ronald Eisenberg, Esq., Philadelphia, PA, Michelle Ann Henry, Esq., Harrisburg, PA, Jennifer Creed Selber, Esq., Pittsburgh, PA, Joshua D. Shapiro, Esq., Harrisburg, PA, for Amicus Curiae Attorney General of Pennsylvania Thomas Francis Burke, Esq., Shannon Druri-Lanessa Farmer, Esq., David Scott Fryman, Esq., Ballard Spahr LLP, for Appellant Daniel Dougherty Amelia Maxfield, Esq., Nilam Ajit Sanghvi, Esq., for Appellant Amicus Curiae Pennsylvania Innocence Project Paul M. George, Esq., Philadelphia, PA, Lawrence Jonathan Goode, Esq., Anthony V. Pomeranz, Esq., Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, for Appellee Commonwealth of Pennsylvania


Ronald Eisenberg, Esq., Philadelphia, PA, Michelle Ann Henry, Esq., Harrisburg, PA, Jennifer Creed Selber, Esq., Pittsburgh, PA, Joshua D. Shapiro, Esq., Harrisburg, PA, for Amicus Curiae Attorney General of Pennsylvania

Thomas Francis Burke, Esq., Shannon Druri-Lanessa Farmer, Esq., David Scott Fryman, Esq., Ballard Spahr LLP, for Appellant Daniel Dougherty

Amelia Maxfield, Esq., Nilam Ajit Sanghvi, Esq., for Appellant Amicus Curiae Pennsylvania Innocence Project

Paul M. George, Esq., Philadelphia, PA, Lawrence Jonathan Goode, Esq., Anthony V. Pomeranz, Esq., Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, for Appellee Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 24th day of November, 2021, upon consideration of the Suggestion of Death filed by counsel for Appellant, the appeal is DISMISSED . The Motion for Clarification is DISMISSED AS MOOT .

Justices Donohue and Mundy did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Dougherty

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Nov 24, 2021
263 A.3d 1143 (Pa. 2021)
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Dougherty

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Daniel DOUGHERTY, Appellant

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Date published: Nov 24, 2021

Citations

263 A.3d 1143 (Pa. 2021)

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