Wednesday, March 04, 2009

UC - willful misconduct - nolo contendere plea

Smith v. UCBR - Cmwlth. Court - February 27, 2009

http://origin-www.courts.state.pa.us/OpPosting/Cwealth/out/1760CD08_2-27-09.pdf

A nolo contendre plea to theft by deception "essentially constituted an admission of the facts charged in the underlying criminal proceedings" and constituted substantial evidence of willful misconduct under sec. 402(e) and fault under sec. 3