2005 Statistics

2008 Statistics

Appeals Pending, Filed and Concluded

Appeals by County of Origin

Appeals by Type of Case

Adoption	0	Involuntary Deviate Sexual Conduct	77
Aggravated Assault	346	Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights	158
Aggravated Indecent Assault	40	Medical Malpractice	48
Arbitration	27	Megan's Law	20
Arson	22	Mortgage Foreclosure	76
Asbestos	32	Motor Vehicle Accident	45
Assumpsit	114	Murder	161
Attempted Murder	31	Murder 1	137
Burglary	166	Murder 2	24
Child Support	163	Murder 3	64
Civil Action Law	848	Possession of Firearms	30
Civil Contempt	80	Possession with Intend to Deliver	275
Contract	71	Premises Liability - Slip/Fall	25
Controlled Substance	561	Protection from Abuse	66
Corruption of Minors	49	Quiet Title	23
Criminal	100	Rape	225
Criminal Attempt	80	Receiving Stolen Property	56
Criminal Conspiracy	112	Recklessly Endanger Another Person	28
Criminal Contempt	32	Robbery	309
Criminal Mischief	25	Simple Assault	86
Custody/Visitation	230	Summary Offense/Conviction	80
Declaratory Judgment	48	Termination of Parental Rights	83
Dependency	105	Terroristic Threats	37
Disorderly Conduct	29	Theft	122
Divorce	196	Theft by Deception	20
Domestic Relations Contempt	41	Theft by Unlawful Taking	49
Driving Under the Influence	246	Tort	109
Ejectment	37	Trespass	154
Endangering Welfare of Children	20	Uniform Firearms Act	180
Equity	90	Vehicle Violation	70
Escape	23	Violation of Probation/Parole	38
Estate/Probate/Wills/Intestate	115	Other Civil*	266
Forgery	39	Other Criminal*	415
Habeas Corpus	26
Harassment	53
Homicide	145
Indecent Assault	88	TOTAL	7986

* Includes appeals originally classified as "other" as well as appeals originally classified in categories with fewer than 20 appeals filed in 2006.

Opinions Filed

Dispositions by Type

Superior Court Treatment of Cases from
Courts of Common Pleas

	Total All Cases	Percent	Cases Decided by Published Opinion	Percent	Cases Decided by Unpublished Opinion	Percent
Affirmed	3885	79.4	181	59.7	3704	80.7
Reversed	663	13.6	92	30.4	571	12.4
Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part	147	3.0	20	6.6	127	2.8
Quashed, Dismissed, Transferred	173	3.5	9	3.0	164	3.6
Other	22	0.5	1	0.3	21	0.5
Total	4890		303		4587

Median Number of Days to Disposition
for Appeals Concluded in 2008

From Superior Court docket date for all appeals	278
From Superior Court docket date for appeals disposed by order or discontinuance	76
From Superior Court docket date for appeals disposed by filed decision	343
From original record filing date for appeals disposed by filed decision	258
From filing date of last brief filed	142

Supreme Court Treatment of Superior Court Cases

Allocaturs: Petitions Filed & Concluded in 2008

Total Allocatur Petitions Filed In 2008 From Superior Court Decisions	1784
Number Granted	91
Number Denied	1729
Number Voided	8
Other Disposition	24
Open	823

Disposition of Appeals from Superior Court Cases

* Includes Affirmed/Reversed, Dismissed, Improvidently Granted, Vacated and Withdrawn

REARGUMENT/RECONSIDERATION

Petitions Filed 418

Petitions Granted 35

Percent Granted 8.3%