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  • In the Interest of S.S.

    Publication Date: 2021-05-31
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    for defendant:
    Case Number: 21-0608

    Trial court erred in terminating father's parental rights after improperly considering a psychiatrist's report that was admitted in child's dependency proceeding but not in the termination hearing. Vacated.

  • Commonwealth v. Bellamy

    Publication Date: 2021-05-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    Case Number: 21-0588

    The trial court did not err in denying a motion to suppress evidence, which argued that police failed to comply with the knock and announce rule, where the evidence demonstrated that police were virtually certain that defendant already knew of their purpose when he saw the officers though the open door of his hotel room. The superior court affirmed defendant's judgment of sentence.

  • Commonwealth v. Tillery

    Publication Date: 2021-04-12
    Practice Area: Evidence
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    Case Number: 21-0395

    Where the vehicle code did not require use of a turn signal when moving from a traffic lane to a parking spot, police lacked probable cause to initiate a traffic stop, requiring suppression of evidence recovered during the stop. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Murray

    Publication Date: 2021-04-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    Case Number: 21-0366

    Defendant's Batson challenge failed where merely exercising preemptory challenges on higher percentage of minorities was itself insufficient to establish a prima facie Batson violation. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

  • In re: Private Complaint Filed by Ajaj

    Publication Date: 2021-03-08
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    Case Number: 21-0256

    Trial court properly overturned commonwealth's disapproval of a private complaint lodged by father seeking charges against his wife for interference with custody and concealment of the whereabouts of a child because trial court did not abuse its discretion when it found commonwealth failed to advance sufficient policy reasons to support disapproval and in rejecting commonwealth's disapproval based on evidentiary issues. Affirmed.

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  • In re Estate of Cerullo

    Publication Date: 2021-03-08
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    Case Number: 21-0247

    Spouse, objecting to accounting of deceased spouse's estate, was required by Dead Man's Act to produce independent evidence of both decedent's donative intent and delivery of assets to establish a valid inter vivos gift. Order of the trial court reversed.

  • Commonwealth v. Grooms

    Publication Date: 2021-03-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    Case Number: 21-0242

    The trial court erred in denying defendant's motion to suppress evidence based on a per se rule that the odor of marijuana alone may establish probable cause to search a vehicle, as odor is just one factor that can contribute to a finding of probable cause, assuming other circumstances supply more individualized suspicion that criminal activity is afoot. The superior court vacated and remanded.

  • Marion v. Bryn Mawr Trust Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-01
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    Case Number: 21-0219

    Trial court erred in dismissing aiding and abetting claim against bank which acted to entice Ponzi scheme operator's business and disregarded its own customer policies to allow facilitating of the scheme. Judgement vacated, case remanded.

  • In re: Adoption of B.G.S.

    Publication Date: 2021-02-01
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    Case Number: 21-0098

    Trial court erred in terminating father's parental rights where he had only become aware of the child's existence and his possible paternity less than four months prior to the filing of the termination petition. Decree of the trial court reversed.

  • Commonwealth v. Carlson

    Publication Date: 2021-01-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    Case Number: 20-1435

    Defendant's constitutional right to counsel was violated multiple times during critical stages of his criminal trial where the trial court failed to determine on the record whether he was entitled to appointed counsel after a public defender successfully moved to withdraw. The appellate court vacated and remanded.