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  • Commonwealth v. Pier

    Publication Date: 2018-04-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 18-0387

    Defendant not entitled to relief from no contest plea based on allegation that he lied in his plea colloquy, or claim that he would not have lied during colloquy had plea counsel explained the legal standard for post-sentence withdrawal of plea. Order of the PCRA court affimed.

  • In re 2014 Allegheny County Investigating Grand Jury

    Publication Date: 2018-03-27
    Practice Area: Public Records
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 18-0314

    Trial court properly denied TV stations motion to intervene and obtain access to a search warrant and sealing order issued in connection with an investigating grand jury because as a matter of law, no public right of access attached under the common law or the first amendment. Affirmed

  • Commonwealth v. Cornelius

    Publication Date: 2018-03-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 18-0287

    Offender became an inmate under possession statute at the point he was committed to county jail for intake processing, and his wearing of clothes containing controlled substances at that point meant he was in possession of controlled substances as an inmate.

  • Civan v. Windermere Farms, Inc. et al

    Publication Date: 2018-03-13
    Practice Area: Contracts | Dispute Resolution | Real Estate
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 18-0249

    An arbitration panel exceeded its power in finding that it had jurisdiction over one defendant who was not a party to the agreement of sale at issue in this case and did not agree to arbitrate disputes arising out of that agreement.

  • In Re: K.J.H., a minor

    Publication Date: 2018-03-13
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 18-0257

    Trial court erred in failing to fulfill statutory mandate to appoint counsel for minor children in parental rights termination proceeding.

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  • Commonwealth v. Root

    Publication Date: 2018-02-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 18-0171

    Defendant was entitled to either have negotiated plea with specific sentence enforced by sentencing court or be permitted to withdraw guilty plea, and plea counsel was ineffective in failing to advise defendant of remedies to sentencing courts failure to abide by plea agreement. Order of the PCRA court reversed, case remanded.

  • In re: Adoption of J.N.M.

    Publication Date: 2018-02-06
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 18-0101

    The trial court did not err in terminating mothers parental rights where mother and her two children had an undisputed bond, but the record supported the conclusion that the bond was unhealthy given mothers mental health problems, continued drug use and ongoing criminal problems. The appellate court affirmed an order terminating mothers parental rights.

  • Commonwealth v. Cook

    Publication Date: 2017-12-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 17-1806

    Defense counsel correctly posited that defendants appeal was wholly frivolous where there was no viable challenge to the legality of his final sentence and no prior challenge to the discretionary aspects of his sentence either at the sentencing hearing or in a post-sentence motion. The court affirmed defendants judgment of sentence and granted counsels petition to withdraw.

  • Commonwealth v. Morrison

    Publication Date: 2017-11-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 17-1679

    Neither of the issues defendant raised on appeal challenging his sentence had merit and appointed counsel failed to follow the proper procedure, as set forth in Anders v. California, by including the frivolous issues in defendants brief on appeal. The court affirmed defendants judgment of sentence.

  • K.M.G. v. H.M.W.

    Publication Date: 2017-10-24
    Practice Area: Evidence | Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 17-1593

    Trial court erred in finding parent in contempt for failure to encourage childs visitation with other parent, where prior orders did not include requirement for parent to encourage the child, and where record demonstrated that parent followed directives of resource center in terminating visits. Order of the trial court reversed and vacated.