• Commonwealth v. Lalli

    Publication Date: 2023-10-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Huntingdon County
    Judge: Judge Zanic
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: CP-31-CR-264-2022

    Criminal defendant moved for recusal of the court's judge on grounds of bias after the court rejected his negotiated plea bargain in two cases. The court denied the motions.

  • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Snitkin

    Publication Date: 2020-11-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Huntingdon County
    Judge: Judge Zanic
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-1202

    The court denied defendant's motion to suppress evidence because a law enforcement officer had probable cause to perform a warrantless search of defendant's vehicle. The matter never extended beyond an investigative detention, so the court also declined to suppress statements made by defendant.

  • Cramer v. Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P.

    Publication Date: 2020-08-10
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Huntingdon County
    Judge: Judge Zanic
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-0746

    The defendant property owner was entitled to summary relief in this personal injury action where plaintiff could not demonstrate even a remote casual connection between the condition complained of, i.e., a dirty sidewalk, and a slip and fall accident resulting in her injuries. The court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment.

  • Commonwealth v. Scheffe

    Publication Date: 2020-04-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Huntingdon County
    Judge: Judge Zanic
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-0302

    Police lacked probable cause to conduct a traffic stop of defendant's vehicle based upon a violation of 75 Pa.C.S. §3309(1), i.e., failure to drive within a single lane, where a video recording established that the arresting officer observed only minimal deviations before initiating the stop. The court granted defendant's motion to suppress.