By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | June 30, 2017
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office announced Friday that it will not prosecute most "turnstile jumping" cases and minor drug offenses, effectively eliminating 20,000 criminal cases a year.
By therecorder | The Recorder | June 30, 2017
9th Cir.; 16-10177 The court of appeals affirmed a judgment of sentence and dismissed an additional appeal. The court held that the defendant’s…
By therecorder | The Recorder | June 30, 2017
9th Cir.; 16-10039 The court of appeal affirmed a judgment of sentence and dismissed an appeal from an additional sentencing order. The court held that…
By Max Mitchell | June 30, 2017
Shock and relief may have been the emotions immediately experienced by prosecutors and members of the defense bar June 29 after former District Attorney Seth Williams abruptly pleaded guilty midway through his corruption trial and resigned, but now attorneys in Philadelphia's criminal justice system are left wondering what comes next.
By Ben Hancock | June 30, 2017
A Wisconsin federal magistrate judge has become the latest to rule that forcing Google to hand over email data stored overseas doesn't amount to an extraterritorial application of the law.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | June 30, 2017
The public is entitled to access footage from police "dashcams" under Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law if the recordings aren't part of an investigation, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled in a divided opinion.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 30, 2017
Trial court erred in granting motion to suppress based on investigatory detention unsupported by reasonable suspicion where such a basis to suppress was not asserted by defendant, who instead simply challenged the lack of reasonable suspicion for the subsequent search. Order of the trial court reversed, case remanded.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 30, 2017
The commonwealth did not act without due diligence in violation of Pa. R. Crim. P. 600 where a witness, the affiant and lead investigator in this criminal case, became unavailable due to circumstances beyond the commonwealth's control. The court affirmed a trial court order denying defendant's motion to dismiss.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 30, 2017
Evidence of drug paraphernalia obtained from a warrantless search of a juvenile's backpack was inadmissible, because the juvenile did not consent to the search and none of the search warrant exceptions applied. The court granted the juvenile's motion to suppress.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 30, 2017
The record established that the juvenile defendant had mental health issues and suffered through a very difficult childhood; however, there was no indication that the trial court completely disregarded defendant's circumstances when it imposed a 35-year prison term after his conviction for second-degree murder. The court affirmed the trial court's judgment of sentence.
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