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  • Commonwealth v. Watson

    Publication Date: 2024-02-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Sullivan
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    Case Number: 1049 WDA 2022

    Court dismissed appeal from denial of post-sentence motion asserting claims of ineffective assistance of counsel where defendant's claims met neither exception to the rule deferring such claims to Post Conviction Relief Act review. Appeal dismissed.

  • Commonwealth v. Lakes

    Publication Date: 2024-02-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Tira
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    Case Number: CR-595-2022

    Defendant moved to suppress his statements to police and for dismissal of an information due to excessive and prejudicial delay in his arrest. The court denied the motion to suppress where defendant's statements to police were made knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily after defendant chose to waive his Miranda rights. The court denied defendant's motion to dismiss without prejudice to his raising the issue at trial if he could demonstrate actual prejudice due to Commonwealth's eight-year delay in bringing charges.

  • Commonwealth v. Glawinski

    Publication Date: 2024-02-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Murray
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    Case Number: 1422 WDA 2022

    Appellant appealed from the trial court's judgment of sentence imposed after her non-jury conviction of one count of receiving stolen property. The court held that the trial court reasonably prohibited appellant from having contact with her boyfriend as a special condition of probation where the record indicated that the boyfriend was leading appellant into a life of crime.

  • Commonwealth v. Jennings

    Publication Date: 2024-02-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bender
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    Case Number: 2382 EDA 2022

    Trial court erred in modifying probation to add special conditions when it did not make any findings that defendant violated the existing conditions of probation or otherwise posed an identifiable threat to public safety. Order of the trial court vacated, case remanded.

  • United States v. Monaco

    Publication Date: 2024-02-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Chung
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    Case Number: 22-2895

    Defendant appealed his conviction for healthcare fraud and wire fraud, challenging the denial of his motion to admit various statements made by a witness who was not called by the government, and the district court's calculation of attributable loss and application of sentencing enhancements.

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  • United States v. Long

    Publication Date: 2024-02-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Roth
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    Case Number: 23-1215

    Defendant appealed the judgment of sentence imposed following his guilty plea to possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.

  • United States v. Hall

    Publication Date: 2024-02-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Bibas
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    Case Number: 23-1430

    Defendant appealed the sentence imposed following his guilty plea to possessing ammunition after being convicted of a felony.

  • United States v. Lingala

    Publication Date: 2024-02-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Justice Hardiman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan M. Petty and Stephen Turano
    for defendant: Sabrina G. Comizzoli and Mark E. Coyne (Office of United States Attorney)
    Case Number: 22-2060

    Federal Jurisdiction over Murder-for-Hire and Witness Tampering Charges Established When Defendant Called/Email Purported Hitman and Traveled Interstate to Meet Him

  • Commonwealth v. Merced

    Publication Date: 2024-02-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
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    Case Number: 231 MDA 2023

    Trial court violated defendant's ex post facto rights by sentencing him under a criminal statute that became effective after defendant's criminal conduct. Judgment of sentence vacated, case remanded.

  • Commonwealth v. Lawrence

    Publication Date: 2024-02-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
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    Case Number: 987 WDA 2022

    Court remanded dismissal of Post Conviction Relief Act petition where defendant supplemented with claims of ineffective assistance of PCRA counsel and PCRA court failed to adequately explain the reasons for dismissing the petition. Order of the PCRA court vacated, case remanded.