• Commonwealth v. Garcia-Pagan

    Publication Date: 2023-12-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Steinberg
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    Case Number: CR-685-2023

    Commonwealth appealed the court's grant of appellee's motion to suppress evidence and petition for writ of habeas corpus. The court concluded that its order granting appellee's pretrial motions should be affirmed where an arresting officer unduly extended appellee's detention based on nothing more than a hunch and appellee's brief scuffle with the officer to avoid being handcuffed did not rise to the level of resisting arrest.

  • Commonwealth v. McCarthy

    Publication Date: 2023-10-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Steinberg
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    Case Number: CR-213-2023

    Defendant filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, contending that there was insufficient evidence to support his prosecution for possession of a controlled substance because it was not unlawful for him, as a physician assistant, to possess the amphetamine seized at his residence. The court granted the petition.

  • Commonwealth v. Lewis

    Publication Date: 2023-10-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Steinberg
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    Case Number: CR-2339-2021

    Appellant appealed the court's denial of his motion for recovery of funds deducted from his prison account for the Crime Victim Services and Compensation Fund. The court held that its dismissal of appellant's motion should be affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Gourgue

    Publication Date: 2023-10-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Steinberg
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    Case Number: CR-4000-2022

    A criminal defendant filed pre-trial motions, seeking to suppress certain evidence and challenge the validity of his arrest. The court denied the motions, finding that there was reasonable suspicion to detain him, the police had consent to search the vehicle he was driving, and his statements post-arrest were made after he re-initiated a conversation with the police.

  • Commonwealth v. Contreras

    Publication Date: 2023-10-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Steinberg
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    Case Number: CR-2970-2021

    Appellant appealed his jury trial conviction and sentence for attempted criminal homicide and related crimes. The court recommended that appellant's conviction and sentence be affirmed. The court reasoned that appellant's conviction was supported by sufficient evidence where he bragged in recorded conversations that he shot the victim and there existed circumstantial evidence of his guilt.

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  • Commonwealth v. Haley

    Publication Date: 2023-09-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Steinberg
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    Case Number: CR-2297, 2527-2004

    Appellant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment following a third felony conviction, under the state's Three Strikes Law. He filed a fourth petition for post-conviction relief, claiming newly discovered evidence, which was denied. The court affirmed the denial, finding that the petition was time-barred and substantively defunct.

  • Commonwealth v. Davis

    Publication Date: 2023-09-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Steinberg
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    Case Number: CR-2980-2016

    The court affirmed the denial of appellant's post-conviction petition, considering the lack of compliance with procedural rules and finding that he was not prejudiced by any alleged ineffective assistance of trial counsel.

  • Commonwealth v. Torres

    Publication Date: 2023-04-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Steinberg
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    Case Number: CR-3055-2008

    The court denied appellant's petition for habeas corpus relief on the grounds that appellant's request under the Post-Conviction Relief Act was untimely and the court did not have jurisdiction to consider the request for collateral relief.

  • Commonwealth v. Powell

    Publication Date: 2023-04-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Steinberg
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    Case Number: CR-2378-2006

    Appellant appealed the dismissal of his "Motion to Rescind Judgment of Sentence," which challenged his 2007 murder conviction. The court recommended that dismissal of the filing as an untimely post-conviction relief petition be affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Rookstool

    Publication Date: 2023-04-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Steinberg
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    Case Number: CR-741-2020

    The court recommended affirmance of appellant's sentence finding appellant was not prejudiced by having his charges tried together, his decision not to stipulate to a prior conviction at trial against counsel's advice was his to make, and the Commonwealth established that the crime actually occurred. Appellant was found guilty on counts related to theft and the unlawful possession of a firearm. Following the guilty verdict, the court ordered a presentence report and appellant received a total sentence of 30-84 months. Appellant filed