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Publication Date: 2024-09-06
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
Judge: Judge Cox
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Case Number: 733 OF 2022
Defendant filed an omnibus pretrial motion that included a motion for writ of habeas corpus and a motion to suppress. The court denied the motions, holding that the search warrant obtained by authorities for an apartment where defendant was known to reside was supported by sufficient probable cause, and the resulting evidence seized, along with other evidence of defendant's conduct, supported Commonwealth's weapons and drug charges.
Publication Date: 2024-09-06
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Lazarus
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Case Number: 1245 MDA 2023
Appellant appealed the trial court's order dismissing his Post Conviction Relief Act petition after a hearing. The court affirmed, holding that the PCRA court did not err in concluding that appellant could effectively communicate in English for purposes of his plea and sentencing hearing, and thus no Spanish interpreter was required for appellant to communicate with counsel and understand the trial court's proceedings.
Publication Date: 2024-09-06
Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
Industry: Construction
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
Judge: Judge Higgins
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Case Number: 43-CV-2023
The court denied defendant's motion to enforce an alleged verbal settlement agreement.
Publication Date: 2024-09-06
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Bender
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Case Number: 1419 WDA 2023
Appellant appealed from the post-conviction court's order denying his petition under the Post Conviction Relief Act. The court affirmed, holding that appellant failed to present a claim cognizable under the PCRA where the crux of his argument was that his case should have been heard in a different venue, namely the county where he physically sold narcotics to a confidential informant.
Publication Date: 2024-09-06
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Wecht
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Case Number: 36 MAP 2023
Police lacked a basis to arrest for DUI and demand chemical testing where there was no evidence supporting reasonable suspicion that suspect had moved or driven their vehicle while intoxicated, which was necessary to find that driver had "operate[d]" the vehicle. Order of the commonwealth court reversed.
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Publication Date: 2024-09-06
Practice Area: Internet Law
Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Shwartz
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Case Number: 22-3061
Plaintiff appealed the district court's order dismissing her complaint pursuant to § 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The court reversed in part, vacated in part, and remanded for further proceedings. The court held that defendant TikTok enjoyed no statutory immunity regarding plaintiff's claim that it engaged in first-party expressive activity by algorithmically curating and promoting Blackout Challenge videos to her deceased daughter's individualized "For You Page."
Publication Date: 2024-09-06
Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
Industry: Legal Services
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
Judge: Judge Higgins
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Case Number: 5159 CV 2021
The court granted a motion to quash a subpoena issued to the custodian of records of the Disciplinary Board to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania by a non-party to a misconduct complaint filed against District Attorney Elmer D. Christine, Jr. At the hearing, counsel for the Office of the District Attorney represented that the documents sought were confidential even though they were prepared by the complainant. The court granted the motion to quash the subpoena and further ordered that the plaintiff should serve no further subpoenas u
Publication Date: 2024-09-06
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
Judge: Judge Cox
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Case Number: 469 OF 2023
Defendant petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus on Commonwealth's charge of driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance. The court denied the petition, concluding that Commonwealth's evidence was sufficient to establish a prima facie case that defendant was the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident where witnesses stated that he was the driver and he later admitted that this was correct. The court held further that Commonwealth's evidence was sufficient in light of police testimony regarding a strong odor o
Publication Date: 2024-09-06
Practice Area: Criminal Law
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: Commonwealth Court
Judge: Judge Wallace
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Case Number: 262 C.D. 2023
The court reversed the decision of the trial court that sustained the statutory appeal of licensee from a one-year suspension of her operating privileges for refusing to submit to chemical testing under the implied consent law.
Publication Date: 2024-09-06
Practice Area: Transportation
Industry: State and Local Government | Transportation
Court: Commonwealth Court
Judge: Judge Ceisler
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Case Number: 486 C.D. 2023
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission did not err in making railroad solely responsible for remediation efforts where it created a hazardous condition for traffic at a railroad crossing by elevating the tracks during joint reconstruction with PennDOT without notifying the PUC or PennDOT. Order of the PUC affirmed.
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