• United States v. Bethea

    Publication Date: 2023-12-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Matey
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-2043

    Defendant appealed the denial of his motion for compassionate release.

  • United States v. Marx

    Publication Date: 2023-12-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: Federal Government | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Diamond
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2:23-cr-00323

    Defendant's motion to disclose transcripts of all the proceedings before the grand jury related to government's loss analysis, in case in which defendant was charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, failed because defendant showed, at the most, that government presented inaccurate calculations to the grand jury and less than perfect evidentiary presentation did not impair the grand jury's understanding of the elements of wire fraud. Motion denied.

  • United States v. Pierce

    Publication Date: 2023-12-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Rendell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-3428

    Defendant appealed the district court's imposition of a four-level sentencing enhancement for possession of a firearm in connection with another felony offense.

  • Ferguson v. Warden Fairton FCI

    Publication Date: 2023-12-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 17-2819

    Petitioner appealed the dismissal of his habeas petition for lack of jurisdiction.

  • Commonwealth v. Spone

    Publication Date: 2023-12-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Panella
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 1623 EDA 2022

    Evidence was sufficient for jury to infer defendant intended to annoy or alarm other families at her daughter's gym by sending anonymous messages containing students' photos and feigning concern about their behavior as she had no credible reason for not communicating with families directly. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

  • United States v. Junius

    Publication Date: 2023-12-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Smith
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-2208

    District court properly found that murder in furtherance of a continuing criminal enterprise was not a "covered offense" under the First Step Act, the sentencing package doctrine was inapplicable and defendants were ineligible for sentence reductions. Affirmed.

  • United States v. Junius

    Publication Date: 2023-12-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Smith
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joanne M. Heisey, Federal Community Defender Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Capital Habeas Unit, West Philadelphia, PA; Brett G. Sweitzer, Federal Community Defender Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA for appellants.
    for defendant: Bernadette A. McKeon, Robert A. Zauzmer, Office of United States Attorney, Philadelphia, PA for appellee.

    Case Number: 22-2208

    Defendants were ineligible for sentencing reductions under the First Step Act where the Fair Sentencing Act only reduced mandatory minimum sentencing thresholds for certain drug possession offenses, but did not affect sentencing for drug-related murder convictions even though such convictions required a predicate drug offense.

  • Commonwealth v. Weeden

    Publication Date: 2023-12-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Todd
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 19 WAP 2022

    Summary document created by ShotSpotter testimony was nontestimonial in nature because its primary purpose was to assist law enforcement with responding to a potential ongoing emergency rather than to document past events for criminal prosecution, and thus the summary's admission did not violate defendant's Confrontation Clause rights. Order of the superior court affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Dell

    Publication Date: 2023-12-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Panella
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2091 EDA 2022

    Appellant appealed trial court's order granting the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole's request to add three conditions to his terms of probation, originally imposed in 2008. The court vacated the trial court's order and remanded for further proceedings.

  • In re: McGillvary

    Publication Date: 2023-11-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 23-2820

    Petitioner sought a writ of mandamus, alleging that the district court had obstructed his habeas petition and seeking an order compelling the district court to review his summary judgment motion.