The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Matthew T. Mangino | January 5, 2023
As the new, more stringent, law took effect the Pennsylvania Superior Court made a timely decision in Commonwealth v. Richards, No. 1673 EDA 2020 (Oct. 4, 2022) to clarify when a previous DUI/ARD is also a considered a prior DUI for purposes of grading a subsequent DUI.
By Avalon Zoppo | January 5, 2023
One juror watched the trial virtually for the first two days because his wife was potentially sick with COVID-19.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Emily Cousins | January 3, 2023
"Our decision today gives police officers an incentive to evade the requirements of 'Miranda' merely by telling a suspect that he is free to leave but explaining why doing so will result in his arrest," the dissent said.
By Colleen Murphy | January 3, 2023
"As a threshold matter, the district court did not abuse its discretion by limiting its sentencing scope and refusing to reconsider Maldonado-Passage's previously denied motion to dismiss for multiplicity," stated Senior Judge Michael R. Murphy in his written opinion for the court. "Therefore, no vehicle to challenge the § 1958(a) components of his sentence as multiplicitous remains. Nonetheless, this court also confirms § 1958(a)'s 'plot centric' unit of prosecution permits separate offenses and consecutive sentences when, as here, two unrelated hitmen are hired to kill the same person."
By Thomas R. Newman and Steven J. Ahmuty Jr. | January 3, 2023
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's approach to judging—to evaluate the facts and interpret and apply the law to the facts of the case without fear or favor—should be the norm for all appellate judges, including judges of our Court of Appeals.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | December 30, 2022
We hope and trust that the balancing test adopted in 'State v. Ramirez' protects the rights and privacy of sexual assault victims without interference with the fair trial rights of a defendant charged with sexual assault.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Martin A. Schwartz | December 30, 2022
In 'McKinney v. City of Middleton', the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held, 2-1, that qualified immunity protected police officers who directed a police canine to "bite and hold" the arrestee for over two minutes. The court found that under the circumstances the police canine force did not violate clearly established Fourth Amendment law.
By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack | December 27, 2022
Two cases that went before the the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas examine the Second Amendment right to bear arms for convicted felons.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Zachary Segal and Alan Vinegrad | December 22, 2022
The trend away from judicial discretion was short-lived.
By Avalon Zoppo | December 21, 2022
Laws regulating social media sites and anti-SLAPP statutes are among the issues to keep on eye next year.
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