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  • Commonwealth v. Bidwell

    Publication Date: 2018-09-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Evidence
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-1132

    The trial court did not err in precluding the Commonwealth from offering evidence of defendant's prior bad acts toward four women in his trial on charges of murdering his paramour where the proffered testimony did not establish a motive for the victim's murder or evidence any distinctive pattern of behavior. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's evidentiary order.

  • Medlock v. Chilmark Home Inspections, LLC

    Publication Date: 2018-09-18
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-1109

    Trial court's factual findings were supported by the record in case brought over water leakage and renovations in a basement that sellers had not disclosed on the property disclosure form and, while sellers had a duty to disclose the renovations on the form and they did not do so, inspection company failed to show that buyers suffered actual damage as result of the failure to disclose. Affirmed.

  • In the Interest of: M.W., a minor

    Publication Date: 2018-09-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence | Family Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-1076

    Motion to suppress evidence seized from vehicle glove compartment denied where police were statutorily authorized to seize vehicle and conduct inventory search for ownership documents after discovering mismatched license plate and VINs. Dispositional order affirmed.

  • T.D. v. E.D.

    Publication Date: 2018-09-11
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-1084

    Trial court properly denied father's motions to suppress mother's brief and to modify custody to allow eight-year-old child to fly as an un-accompanied minor because trial court did not err by not interviewing child and did not abuse its discretion in considering "real world scenarios" or "common sense" in considering that planes could malfunction or be delayed and that airline personnel had duties other than checking on unaccompanied minors. Affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Thomas

    Publication Date: 2018-08-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Evidence
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0969

    The trial court did not err in admitting evidence of defendant's time in prison with a key commonwealth witness, as this challenged evidence was relevant for the limited purposes of explaining the witness's recantation of his prior testimony and revealing defendant's consciousness of guilt. The appellate court affirmed defendant's judgment of sentence.

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  • In Re Estate of Walter

    Publication Date: 2018-07-17
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0834

    Orphans' court properly imposed a surcharge on appellant former executrix for her failure to administer decedent's estate with reasonableness and prudence where estate attorney embezzled estate funds. Affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Davis

    Publication Date: 2018-07-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0822

    The trial court did not err in denying defendant's pre-sentence motion to withdraw his guilty pleas where the record belied defendant's claim that he was coerced into entering the pleas by his former counsel and demonstrated that his claim of innocence was not plausible. The appellate court affirmed defendant's judgment of sentence.

  • Commonwealth v. Jones

    Publication Date: 2018-07-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0807

    Defendant not entitled to relief for alleged prosecutorial misconduct during closing arguments where defendant failed to request curative instructions or a mistrial before the trial court. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Koonce

    Publication Date: 2018-07-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0790

    Motion to produce confidential information was properly denied where defendant failed to establish materiality of potential testimony by presenting no evidence that defendant was purportedly "framed" or how the CI's testimony would support that claim. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Gad

    Publication Date: 2018-07-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0787

    Prior bad acts were evidence to prove absence of accident or mistake and to tell "the complete story" to explain why the victim was unavailable as a witness at trial. Judgment of sentence affirmed.