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  • Dice v. Chocha-Pipan

    Publication Date: 2023-11-13
    Practice Area: Real Estate
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Colins
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    Case Number: 1414 MDA 2022

    Court affirmed dismissal of petition to set aside sheriff's deed where petitioner failed to challenge each independent basis for the trial court's decision. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Delamarter

    Publication Date: 2023-09-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Colins
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    Case Number: 1045 MDA 2022

    Evidence was sufficient to support endangering the welfare of a child conviction where facts supported finding that defendant crossed over the center line while speeding, distracted by a text message, and under the influence of prescription substances. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Goodis

    Publication Date: 2023-08-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Colins
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    Case Number: 701 WDA 2021

    Appellant appealed his convictions for dissemination of child pornography and related crimes. The court vacated appellant's convictions and remanded for a new trial where the trial court erred in denying appellant's motion to suppress evidence obtained from a search of his home in violation of the knock and announce rule.

  • Commonwealth v. Barkman

    Publication Date: 2023-06-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Colins
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    Case Number: 359 WDA 2022

    Landlord's testimony concerning defendants' continued residence in home found in deplorable condition was sufficient to support a conviction for endangering the welfare of children. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Laur

    Publication Date: 2023-04-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Colins
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    Case Number: 706 WDA 2022

    Trial court erred in ordering restitution to county jail for medical bills incurred by a victim of inmate assault where the jail had not yet paid any portion of the bills and the restitution statute only authorized restitution to a government entity for any compensation it had already paid to a victim of crime. Judgment of sentence vacated in part, case remanded for resentencing.

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  • Commonwealth v. Knupp

    Publication Date: 2023-03-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Colins
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    Case Number: 1439 WDA 2021

    A trial court did not err by admitting evidence of appellant's prior bad acts, namely three controlled drug sales to a confidential informant, where the evidence set the stage for the subsequent issuance of search warrants and supported the notion that the defendant possessed a drug stash and intended to deliver it. The court vacated a portion of appellant's sentence and affirmed the remaining judgments of sentence.

  • Commonwealth v. Salter

    Publication Date: 2023-03-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Colins
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    Case Number: 253 WDA 2022

    Trial court did not abuse discretion in imposing aggravated sentence for defendant's lack of remorse at trial, where defendant waived right against self-incrimination by testifying at trial and where other independent evidence supported a finding that defendant had a callous disregard for the victim's life. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Stahl

    Publication Date: 2023-02-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Colins
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    Case Number: 1522 WDA 2021

    Successive PCRA petition was untimely filed outside the one-year deadline, and governmental interference and newly discovered facts exceptions did not apply where appellant already knew of the facts underpinning his claims related to his all-female jury, nor could an untimely petition be used to assert a claim of ineffective assistance of PCRA counsel. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • In re Amended & Restated Deed of Trust of Holdship

    Publication Date: 2023-02-06
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Colins
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    Case Number: 166 WDA 2022

    Orphans' court properly sustained bank's demurrer to beneficiaries' claims for compelled distributions and seeking to remove bank as co-trustee of trust because beneficiaries' petition did not set forth factual allegations upon which the recovery they sought could be granted and they did not allege that bank breached any of its duties under the trust and the Pennsylvania Uniform Trust Act. Affirmed.

  • Erie Ins. Exch. v. United Serv. Auto. Ass'n

    Publication Date: 2022-12-26
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Automotive | Insurance
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Colins
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    Case Number: 1482 WDA 2021

    Pennsylvania law does not recognize a subrogation cause of action based on a party's failure to fulfill a gratuitous, indefinite promise to preserve evidence that may be relevant to an insurer's claims against third parties. Order of the trial court affirmed.