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  • Commonwealth v. Tejada

    Publication Date: 2018-01-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
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    Case Number: 17-1902

    Trial courts removal of pro se defendant and conducting of a trial in absentia constituted non-frivolous appellate issue due to the denial of any representation of defendants interests at trial. Counsels motion to withdraw denied.

  • In re Estate of Caruso

    Publication Date: 2018-01-09
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
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    Case Number: 17-1909

    Trial court erred in relying on the dead mans act to grant summary judgment in favor of executrix in appellants action seeking specific performance of a partnership agreement and a declaration that a purported merger of the partnership into a LLC was null and void because appellant produced sufficient evidence in the form of documents to raise a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the partnership continued and the validity of the merger did not hinge on appellants ability to testify. Reversed.

  • Commonwealth v. Karash

    Publication Date: 2017-12-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
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    Case Number: 17-1763

    Pursuant to Commonwealth v. Banellis, the prefatory language of 75 Pa.C.S. §3323(b) constituted an element of the offense and thus required the commonwealth to present evidence on whether a police officer directed defendant to proceed through a stop sign in order to demonstrate that he violated his duties as a motorist at a stop sign. The court reversed defendants judgment of sentence.

  • E.A.M. v. A.M.D. III

    Publication Date: 2017-11-14
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
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    Case Number: 17-1685

    Petitioners seeking protection order under Protection of Victims of Sexual Violence or Intimidation Act were not required to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they were victims of sexual violence. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • M.J.S. v. B.B.

    Publication Date: 2017-11-07
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
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    Case Number: 17-1669

    Trial court erred in granting primary physical custody to childs grandmother because its best interest analysis was contrary to precedent, failed to apply the presumption in favor of father in 5327(b) and improperly imposed the burden of proof on father. Reversed.

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  • Commonwealth v. Powell

    Publication Date: 2017-10-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
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    Case Number: 17-1558

    Suppression of wiretap evidence not warranted where police adopted reasonable intercept minimization plan requiring monitors to switch off and spot check.