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  • Commonwealth v.Starr

    Publication Date: 2020-07-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 20-0695

    In this case involving a sex offender, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in imposing an internet restriction as a special condition of defendant's probation revocation sentencewhere he failed to comply with the terms of his probation and was unable/unwilling to act in a manner that would not place the community in danger. The superior court affirmed the judgment of sentence.

  • M.B.S. v. W.E.

    Publication Date: 2020-06-08
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 20-0584

    Mother challenged court's grant of father's motion for reconsideration and grant of legal custody to father and court found that since child would turn 18 in May 2020 and child custody act did not provide an exception for a child who was 18 and still in high school, court had no jurisdiction and mother's claims were moot. Appeal dismissed.

  • Wolf v. Santiago

    Publication Date: 2020-03-16
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 20-0299

    Trial court properly found property was blighted and abandoned under 68 P.S. §1105(d)(1-4) and appointed a community development corporation as conservator where neighbors presented credible evidence as to the dilapidated state of the property and property owners presented no evidence. Affirmed.

  • In the Interest of: L.B.

    Publication Date: 2020-03-02
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 20-0233

    Trial court erred in outsourcing the decision whether to suspend parent's visitation rights to the child's therapist, following the child's allegations of physical abuse during overnight visitations. Order of the trial court reversed, case remanded.

  • Commonwealth v. Segarra

    Publication Date: 2020-02-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Privacy
    Industry: Health Care | State and Local Government
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 20-0191

    Trial court erred in ordering child advocate to review child's mental health records and disclose impeachment evidence to trial court presiding over child's alleged rapist's trial where such records were entitled to absolute privilege under the Mental health and Procedures Act. Order of the trial court reversed.

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  • Commonwealth v. Wilson

    Publication Date: 2020-02-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 20-0159

    Trial court erred in sua sponte reconsidering factual determinations post-verdict where defendant admitted to violating valid emergency protection from abuse order. Order of the trial court reversed, case remanded.

  • Commonwealth v. Coleman

    Publication Date: 2020-01-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 20-0067

    Pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 720, 721 and Pennsylvania precedent, the trial court lacked authority to impose upon defendant a harsher sentence than that originally imposed upon his motion for reconsideration where the court had no new information to support such an increase. The appellate court reversed and remanded.

  • Pankoe v. Pankoe

    Publication Date: 2019-11-11
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 19-1311

    Husband appealed the grant of divorce, asserting it was unconstitutional and hostile to his religious views and court found husband failed to meet his hefty burden of proving §3301(d) constitutionally infirm. Affirmed.

  • Getty v. Getty

    Publication Date: 2019-10-28
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 19-1262

    The trial court did not err in applying 23 Pa.C.S. §3501(c) of the divorce code to award wife a portion of husband's municipal employee retirement benefits as of the date of his retirement since the parties divorce proceeding was still pending when the new subsection (c) went into effect. The appellate court affirmed.

  • E.G.G. v. Pennsylvania State Police

    Publication Date: 2019-09-30
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 19-1139

    Trial court did not abuse discretion to deny petition for restoration of firearm rights where there was sufficient evidence to support trial court's lingering concerns about petitioner's mental health. Order of the trial court affirmed.