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  • Commonwealth v. Cordero

    Publication Date: 2020-07-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Steinberg
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    Case Number: 20-0664

    The court denied defendant's motion to suppress because he disavowed any expectation of privacy in the residence searched. The commonwealth established that defendant had constructive possession of a firearm.

  • Commonwealth v. Lassiter

    Publication Date: 2020-05-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Steinberg
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    Case Number: 20-0446

    Defendant, a known gang member who was part of a group of people hanging out on a street corner when he was seized by police, was entitled to the suppression of evidence where police seized him based on a "hunch" he was involved in criminal activity. The court granted defendant's motion to suppress.

  • Commonwealth v. Brown

    Publication Date: 2020-04-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Steinberg
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    Case Number: 20-0219

    While defendant was not charged with a violation of the state's vehicle code, his technical violation of the vehicle code, i.e. running a red light, legitimized a traffic stop even if that stop was merely pretext for an investigation of potential drug-related crimes. The court recommended affirmance of its denial of defendant's motion to suppress.

  • Commonwealth v. McGogney

    Publication Date: 2020-01-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Steinberg
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-0032

    The criminal charges against defendant for fraud, perjury and false swearing were not barred by the applicable five-year statute of limitations as that time period did not begin to run until defendant's conduct was fully examined to determine his alleged fraudulent intent. The court of common pleas denied defendant's motion to dismiss.

  • Commonwealth v. Rehrig

    Publication Date: 2020-01-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Steinberg
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    Case Number: 20-0031

    In this animal cruelty case, the court determined that the restitution sought by two animal shelters had a nexus to the crimes and was not excessive.

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  • Commonwealth v. Beidler

    Publication Date: 2019-03-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Expert Witnesses
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Steinberg
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    Case Number: 19-0252

    The commonwealth failed to meet its burden of establishing that defendant, who clandestinely spied upon his adult stepdaughter and her young granddaughter but had no physical contact with these victims, was a sexually violent predator under Pennsylvania law. The court denied the commonwealth's request for a sexually violent predator designation.

  • Commonwealth v. Highley

    Publication Date: 2019-02-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Steinberg
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    Case Number: 19-0043

    Defendant's petition for post-sentence relief, though styled as a petition for habeas corpus relief, was subject to the restrictions in the Post Conviction Relief Act and was, therefore, untimely. The trial court recommended affirmance of its order dismissing defendant's habeas corpus petition.

  • Commonwealth v. Sierra-Mojica

    Publication Date: 2019-02-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Steinberg
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    Case Number: 19-0044

    The trial court exercised its discretion to revoke defendant's probation and incarcerate him on new felony drug charges committed less than two months after his release given the likelihood that he would reoffend if not imprisoned and the absence of any documented rehabilitative needs or mitigating circumstances. The trial court recommended dismissal of defendant's appeal.

  • Commonwealth v. Melendez

    Publication Date: 2019-02-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Steinberg
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    Case Number: 19-0172

    Miranda warnings are only required as part of a custodial interrogation. With one exception, the court found that defendant's statements were not made during a custodial interrogation, so it denied the motion to suppress as to all issues but one.

  • DVC Philly Roro Partners, LLC v. McHugh

    Publication Date: 2018-11-20
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Contractual Disputes | Real Estate
    Industry: Brokerage
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Steinberg
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    Case Number: 18-1350

    The individual plaintiff could not maintain an intentional interference with contractual relations claim in his individual capacity against defendants where he admitted that defendants intentionally interfered only with the business opportunities of the brokering firm he founded and managed. The court sustained defendants' preliminary objection.