By Charles Toutant | August 4, 2017
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has upheld the conviction of former Bergen County Democratic Committee chairman Joseph Ferriero, who was sentenced to 35 months in jail on bribery and racketeering charges.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 4, 2017
The trial court erred in sentencing defendant to the maximum term of imprisonment of 40 years for attempted murder in the absence of evidence of serious bodily injury to the victim. The court vacated the judgment of sentence and remanded.
By Carley Meiners | The Legal Intelligencer | August 4, 2017
The trial court erred in sentencing defendant to the maximum term of imprisonment of 40 years for attempted murder in the absence of evidence of serious bodily injury to the victim. The court vacated the judgment of sentence and remanded.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 4, 2017
Trial court erred in ordering restitution to replace the victim's laptop seized in the police investigation for an offense that the defendant ultimately was not convicted of, since restitution could only be awarded for a loss flowing or arising from a crime resulting in conviction. Order of the trial court reversed in part.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 4, 2017
Trial court erred in requiring commonwealth to produce alleged victim to testify and be subject to cross-examination at a preliminary hearing, where commonwealth was permitted to establish a prima facie case solely on hearsay evidence without risk to defendant's due process rights. Order of the trial court reversed.
By Carley Meiners | The Legal Intelligencer | August 4, 2017
Unlawful contact with a minor conviction should have been graded as a default third-degree felony where jury was not charged to make a finding as to what offense defendant contacted the victim minor with the purpose of committing, thereby precluding a grading of the conviction. Order of the PCRA court affirmed in part and reversed in part.
By Jason Grant | August 3, 2017
A state appeals court has thrown out a New York man's convictions for attempted murder and assault, along with his 15-year sentence, because prosecutors were not ready for trial within the Speedy Trial Act's prescribed time.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | August 3, 2017
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has revised rules on the collection of electronic data sought by means of search warrant, endeavoring to clear up any potential confusion in the language of the existing rule.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | August 2, 2017
Veteran death penalty defense attorney Jimmy Berry of Marietta closed the book on his last open capital murder case Tuesday.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | August 2, 2017
The U.S. Senate confirmed a new judge Tuesday for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Birmingham lawyer Kevin Newsom will fill a vacant seat on the Atlanta-based court that handles federal appeals for Georgia, Florida and Alabama. The vote was 66-31.
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