Defendant forfeited personal jurisdiction defense by asserting it in answer but then actively litigating on merits for eighteen months without pursuing the defense.
Defendant convicted of enticement of child; attempted rape, assault, and dissemination convictions reversed for insufficient evidence of overt act and statutory definition.
Pledge of Allegiance recitation in public schools does not violate state equal protection or antidiscrimination law when participation is entirely voluntary and all students are treated equally.
School negligence immunity statute applies only when land is open to the general public, not to discrete groups like parents attending conferences.
Commonwealth must provide copies of drug-analysis equipment maintenance and calibration records in criminal discovery; burden claim unsupported.
Statute expanding juvenile court jurisdiction applies prospectively only to cases begun after its effective date, not to pending cases commenced before enactment.
Postconviction DNA testing statute permits access to newer testing methods when earlier analysis used older technology, if newer method offers material improvement in accuracy.
Murder conviction affirmed where immunity and plea-agreement witnesses properly presented to jury and prosecutor did not improperly vouch for credibility.
Residents of state-funded facility assigned by agency placement lack family-like relationship needed to qualify as household members under abuse prevention statute.
Murder conviction affirmed where DNA evidence placed defendant in victim's apartment, phone records showed contact before stabbing, and prosecutor's closing argument properly responded to defense theories.
