Questions tagged [pennsylvania]

Questions concerning the laws, criminal justice system, civil court procedures and related topics specific to the state of Pennsylvania.

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Is it legal to *prohibit* recording a conversation in Pennsylvania?

I went to a walk-in patient care facility earlier this evening, and asked the provider upon his entrance if I could record the interview. (I realize this feels adversarial, but I had a valid reason.) He replied that no, it was hospital policy that…
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Is Bill Cosby entitled to compensation under Pennsylvania law over his imprisonment?

Bill Cosby has just been released from prison after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his conviction. As Mr Cosby spent two years in prison on the basis of an incorrect conviction, is he entitled to any compensation under Pennsylvania law,…
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In Pennsylvania, if both men are drunk and oral sex is performed, not once but twice, is a verdict of indeviate sexual assault proper?

There is a situation in which fratboy A and fratboy B met in a fraternity house. They became close and text message picture of penises we're exchanged. Later, at a party, fratboy A and fratboy B ended up having oral sex in which fratboy B,…