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  • In the Interest of VMS

    Publication Date: 2018-04-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge McCoy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-0353

    Juvenile was adjudicated on aggravated assault and resisting arrest, but the court dismissed remaining disorderly conduct matters.

  • In re: Estate of Kuntz

    Publication Date: 2018-01-30
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Discovery | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Butts
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-1860

    The court held estate counsel in civil contempt and imposed sanctions where counsel failed to appear and provide testimony at a scheduled deposition in accordance with a subpoena without providing any legitimate reason for failing to appear. The court granted petitioners motion for sanctions and contempt order.

  • Commonwealth v. Diehl

    Publication Date: 2018-01-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Lovecchio
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-1517

    Defendant voluntarily consented to blood draw and he was not subjected to any coercion or duress to obtain his consent. The court denied defendants motion to suppress.

  • Commonwealth v. Castro

    Publication Date: 2018-01-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Lycoming
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-1516

    A search warrant requesting specifically described photos and videos for a period of approximately one calendar year was not temporally overbroad. The court denied defendants motion to suppress.

  • Commonwealth v. Maneval

    Publication Date: 2018-01-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Lovecchio
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-1862

    Defendants sexually violent predator designation did not unlawfully increase the length of his registration period where he was convicted of aggravated indecent assault, a Tier III offense, which required him to register quarterly for life, regardless of the SVP designation. The court recommended affirmance of its sentencing order.

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  • Commonwealth v. Gordon

    Publication Date: 2017-12-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Butts
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-1521

    Defendant, who was twice arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, did not have to be advised that he had a constitutional right to refuse a blood test and there was no requirement that defendants consent to the blood draw be knowing, voluntary and intelligent, but just voluntary. The court denied defendants motion to suppress.

  • Commonwealth v. Aunkst

    Publication Date: 2017-12-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Lovecchio
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-1785

    The court did not err in imposing a post-revocation sentence, because defendant continued to have substance abuse issues and he failed to comply with his probation conditions despite having numerous opportunities to participate in treatment and rehabilitation programs.

  • Commonwealth v. Garms

    Publication Date: 2017-12-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Lovecchio
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-1519

    The court refused to suppress the test results of a blood draw taken from defendant on the night she was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol where defendant provided voluntary consent to the blood draw. The court denied defendants motion to suppress.

  • Nye v. Shipman

    Publication Date: 2017-12-19
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Gray
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-1798

    The court did not abuse its discretion in concluding that the boundary line referenced in a deed included a light pole on the east side of the road, rather than the one on the west side, because the location of the light pole on the east side was more consistent with the acreage specified in the deed.

  • Commonwealth v. Portanova

    Publication Date: 2017-12-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Butts
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-1799

    The court denied a motion to suppress the results of a chemical blood test where the defendant voluntarily consented to the testing.