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  • Commonwealth v. Young

    Publication Date: 2023-01-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
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    Case Number: 2088 MDA 2018

    Trial court properly denied evidence obtained from search where warrant was overbroad due to failure to incorporate time limitation consistent with the probable cause established by the supporting affidavit. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Stevenson

    Publication Date: 2023-01-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
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    Case Number: 1157 EDA 2021

    Defendant forfeited any challenge to denial of motion in limine seeking to preclude evidence of a prior conviction, where defendant made strategic decision to introduce the conviction himself during his direct testimony. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

  • In the Interest of K.L.

    Publication Date: 2022-12-19
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
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    Case Number: 1552 EDA 2022

    Appellant challenged juvenile court's issuance of a stay-away order in action relating to child's adoption and court found juvenile court denied appellant the opportunity to be heard before issuing the order and denied his due process rights. Vacated.

  • Sanders v. Children's Hosp. Of Philadelphia

    Publication Date: 2022-12-12
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
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    Case Number: 646 EDA 2021

    Defendant hospital challenged trial court's rulings on privileged documents in plaintiffs' wrongful death and survival actions and court found most of the documents and reports were protected by the Peer Review Protection Act or the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error Act. Affirmed in part and reversed in part.

  • Foster v. Nuffer

    Publication Date: 2022-12-05
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
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    Case Number: 2017 EDA 2021

    Second trial judge could grant a previously-denied motion to confirm arbitration award where internal appellate process had been closed and the arbitration panel considered the award final, requiring the trial court to confirm the award and rendering the initial denial of the motion erroneous. Order of the trial court affirmed.

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  • Commonwealth v. Fitzgerald

    Publication Date: 2022-10-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
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    Case Number: 644 WDA 2021

    Trial court erred in excluding 911 call and bodycam footage of EMS treatment where such evidence was nontestimonial as interactions between the alleged victim and first responders were intended to ascertain the nature of the emergency and the extent of the victim's injuries. Order of the trial court reversed, case remanded.

  • In the Interest of M.E.

    Publication Date: 2022-10-03
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
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    Case Number: 113 WDA 2022

    Parents appealed the involuntary termination of their parental rights and court found no abuse of discretion because father's nolo contendere plea to aggravated abuse of infant was enough to satisfy the statute, mother did not fully address the underlying conditions and Allegheny County Children Youth and Families met its burden under §2511(a) and §2511(b). Affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Ruffin

    Publication Date: 2022-09-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
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    Case Number: 22-0992

    Police had probable cause to initiate traffic stop for license plate frame that obscured state tourism website address where motor vehicle code prohibited obscuring of license plates "in any manner." Order of the trial court reversed, case remanded.

  • Commonwealth v. Young

    Publication Date: 2022-08-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
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    Case Number: 22-0944

    Court found that when there was a Commonwealth v. Walker, 185 A.3d 969, defect in an appeal to which Pa.R.A.P. 902 applied, the default position was that it was appropriate to allow correction and only stray from the rule's preference for good cause and commonwealth ought to have the opportunity to correct its failure to file separate notices of appeal at each of the six docket numbers. Remanded.

  • U.S. Bank Trust Nat'l Ass'n v. Unknown Heirs

    Publication Date: 2022-06-27
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
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    Case Number: 22-0702

    The trial court erred in denying a motion to strike off a discontinuance where the party seeking the discontinuance essentially sought to vacate by praecipe a court order entering judgment without involving the trial court or providing the opposing party with an opportunity to be heard. The superior court reversed.