Matthew T Mangino

December 26, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Plea bargaining is back in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. For the third time in little more than two years, the court is being asked to decide the reach of the Sixth Amendment as it relates to the plea bargaining process.

By Matthew T. Mangino

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April 16, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

The legal landscape has changed significantly since 14-year-old Qu'eed Batts showed up on the front porch of an Easton, Pa., home, shot Clarence Edwards in the head and then shot a fleeing Cory Hilario in the back.

By Matthew T. Mangino

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August 06, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania's expanded castle doctrine was enacted in 2011. Governor Tom Corbett signed the self-defense bill into law only months after his predecessor, former Governor Ed Rendell, vetoed the legislation.

By Matthew T. Mangino

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November 27, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

The failure to vigorously investigate and present mitigation evidence in cases where juveniles are charged with first-degree murder may give rise to claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.

By Matthew T. Mangino

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April 12, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania has an estimated 472 offenders serving life in prison without the possibility of parole for murders they committed as juveniles.

By Matthew T. Mangino

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June 08, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear another post-conviction DNA case, less than a year after having ruled that "constitutionalizing" access to DNA testing would be a mistake.

By Matthew T. Mangino

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July 13, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that deals with the burgeoning issue of mental illness and the death penalty.

By Matthew T. Mangino

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January 17, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ty Law plays professional football for the New England Patriots. Jonathan Hoskins is a 25-year-old convicted felon from Pittsburgh. One spring afternoon, Hoskins walked into a Western Pennsylvania bank about 25 miles north of Law's hometown. Hoskins withd

By Matthew T. Mangino

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March 15, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

On March 2, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the matter of Abdullah al-Kidd's lawsuit against former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and whether that lawsuit should be allowed to continue.

By Matthew T. Mangino

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October 12, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

The time is right for Pennsylvania policy makers to pass meaningful criminal justice reform.

By Matthew T. Mangino

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