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  • Commonwealth v. Melvin

    Publication Date: 2017-10-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-1530

    Pursuant to Pennsylvania precedent following the U.S. Supreme Courts 2012 decision in Miller v Alabama, the court rejected defendants claim that his sentence to 30-years-to-life for a homicide committed while he was a juvenile was illegal.

  • Safe Auto Ins. Co. v. Oriental-Guillermo

    Publication Date: 2017-10-10
    Practice Area: Insurance Law | Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Dubow
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    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-1440

    Trial court correctly found that insurer owed no duty to defend car driver because automobile insurance policy contained an unlisted resident driver exclusion and driver was policyholders live-in girlfriend, was not related to him.

  • Commonwealth v. Napold

    Publication Date: 2017-10-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 17-1536

    Failure to object to introduction of evidence of blood draw refusal rendered issue waived for appeal even where new rule of law concerning blood draw refusals was promulgated following trial and during pendency of appeal. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

  • Devon Serv., LLC v. S & T Realty

    Publication Date: 2017-10-10
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Platt
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    Case Number: 17-1537

    Trial court did not err in considering sales price in fixing fair market value of foreclosed properties for deficiency judgment, where trial court also considered other factors addressed by parties appraisers, including condition of property, rental history, and below-asking price offers. Order of the trial court affirmed

  • Commonwealth v. Melvin

    Publication Date: 2017-10-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-1530

    Pursuant to Pennsylvania precedent following the U.S. Supreme Courts 2012 decision in Miller v Alabama, the court rejected defendants claim that his sentence to 30-years-to-life for a homicide committed while he was a juvenile was illegal.