Commonwealth v. Shaffer , 551 Pa. 622 ( 1998 )


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  • NIGRO, Justice,

    concurring.

    For no excusable reason, the Commonwealth requested an Order and then failed to abide by its terms. A trial court must possess the ability to vindicate its authority by imposing sanctions as it deems appropriate. While great deference must be conferred upon the trial court in assessing sanctions, under the facts of this case, an Appellant who had been in fugitive status for three years should not fortuitously benefit by having the criminal charges dismissed.

    For this reason, I concur in the result reached by the Majority in this matter.

Document Info

Docket Number: 008 M.D. Appeal Dkt. 1996

Citation Numbers: 712 A.2d 749, 551 Pa. 622

Judges: Flaherty, C.J., and Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro and Newman

Filed Date: 5/19/1998

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 8/25/2023