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  • Commonwealth v. Jones

    Publication Date: 2018-07-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0807

    Defendant not entitled to relief for alleged prosecutorial misconduct during closing arguments where defendant failed to request curative instructions or a mistrial before the trial court. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Koonce

    Publication Date: 2018-07-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0790

    Motion to produce confidential information was properly denied where defendant failed to establish materiality of potential testimony by presenting no evidence that defendant was purportedly "framed" or how the CI's testimony would support that claim. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Gad

    Publication Date: 2018-07-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0787

    Prior bad acts were evidence to prove absence of accident or mistake and to tell "the complete story" to explain why the victim was unavailable as a witness at trial. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Goodmond

    Publication Date: 2018-07-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0786

    PCRA petition alleging ineffective assistance of counsel was dismissed where defendant failed to establish that trial counsel was or should have been aware of evidence counsel allegedly failed to investigate. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • Tong-Summerford v. Abingdon Memorial Hosp. and Radiology Group of Abington, P.C.

    Publication Date: 2018-07-03
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0799

    Trial court properly found radiologist and hospital liable for death of an elderly patient, where a feeding tube was improperly inserted and the X-ray that checked the placement of the tube took an image of the incorrect part of his body and was misread by the radiologist, because plaintiff's expert's testimony did not exceed the scope of his report, the corporate negligence claim was not against the weight of the evidence and the damages award was not excessive. Affirmed.

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  • Commonwealth v. Golson

    Publication Date: 2018-06-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0749

    Defendant's designation as a sexual violent predator was unconstitutional in the wake precedent finding that such a designation constitutes a criminal punishment and that a factual finding that increases the length of his registration period must be found by a reasonable doubt by the chosen factfinder. The appellate court reversed in part defendant's judgment of sentence.

  • Commonwealth v. Pew

    Publication Date: 2018-06-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0758

    PCRA petition properly dismissed as untimely where after-discovered evidence previously available to defendant and new constitutional rule inapplicable. Order of the PCRA court affirmed.

  • Schultz v. Schultz

    Publication Date: 2018-04-24
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0486

    Trial courts equitable distribution order and denial of alimony in the dissolution of a long term marriage was proper because the trial court considered the appropriate factors, including accepting parties stipulation as to the ownership of artworks. Affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Murphy

    Publication Date: 2018-04-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0419

    Commonwealth permitted to cross-examine defendant on admission of guilty and prior convictions where defendant opened the door by denying guilty and asserting evidence of his good character through his present non-use of controlled substances. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Trahey

    Publication Date: 2018-04-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0420

    Delay in responding and investigating motor vehicle accident, lack of manpower to obtain warrant, and natural dissipation of alcohol from bloodstream combined to create exigent circumstances supporting a warrantless blood draw. Order of the trial court reversed, case remanded.