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  • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Smalls

    Publication Date: 2018-09-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Montgomery County
    Judge: Judge Rothstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-1089

    Defendant was not in violation of his parole because he was financially unable to pay the restitution ordered by the court.

  • Commonwealth v. Dischman

    Publication Date: 2018-09-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Nichols
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-1057

    The trial court did not err in concluding that it could not impose liability under Chapter 26 of the Crimes Code, i.e., the Crimes Against the Unborn Child Act, upon a pregnant woman regarding alleged crimes against her unborn child. The appellate court affirmed an order dismissing an aggravated assault charge against defendant.

  • 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
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    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.

  • U.S. v. Clark

    Publication Date: 2018-09-10
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Justice Ambro
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Craig Carpenito, United States Attorney, William F. Fitzpatrick, Acting United States Attorney, and Mark E. Coyne (Office of United States Attorney); Norman Gross, Assistant United States Attorney
    for defendant: Lisa Van Hoeck (Office of Federal Public Defender)
    Case Number: 17-2739

    Officers Impermissibly Extended Traffic Stop After Confirming Driver's Authority to Drive and Resolving Original Motor Vehicle Code Violations

  • Commonwealth v. Manuel

    Publication Date: 2018-09-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Lazarus
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-1049

    Evidence seized pursuant to search warrant suppressed when the warrant was obtained from information provided by confidential informant based on his alleged personal observations, where the CI's previous information had only led to one felony arrest and police failed to independently corroborate the CI's information. Judgment of sentence reversed.

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  • Robinson v. Fye

    Publication Date: 2018-09-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Cohn Jubelirer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-1045

    Trial court properly found that res judicata and collateral estoppel barred appellant's constitutional claims based on alleged retaliation by correctional institution employees and defendants did not waive those affirmative defenses by raising them late because §6602(e) permitted a court to dismiss the litigation at any time if the court found that an affirmative defense could be validly raised. Affirmed.

  • U.S.A. v. Mayo

    Publication Date: 2018-09-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Jordan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-1047

    District court erred in rejecting appellant's Johnson v. U.S., 135 S.Ct. 2551 claim and in denying his motion to correct his sentence because appellant's conviction under 19 Pa.C.S. §2702(a)(1) did not necessarily involve the element of physical force required by Armed Career Criminal Act's elements clause. Vacated and remanded.

  • Commonwealth v. Knox

    Publication Date: 2018-09-04
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Saylor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-1055

    The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution allowed for the imposition of criminal liability upon the defendant based upon his publication of a rap music video containing threatening lyrics. The high court affirmed defendant's judgment of sentence.

  • In the Interest of Y.F.

    Publication Date: 2018-09-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Carbon
    Judge: Judge Nanovic
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-1005

    In this juvenile court proceeding, the commonwealth's affidavit of probable cause put the juvenile on notice regarding accomplice liability, and the evidence was sufficient to show the juvenile acted in concert with another in connection with an assault.

  • In Re: Fortieth Statewide Investigating Grand Jury

    Publication Date: 2018-09-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Saylor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-1032

    Non-disclosure provision of entry-of-appearance form for grand jury proceedings amended under the court's statutory authority to narrow the scope to track the statutory language requiring secrecy of grand jury proceedings. Order of the supervising judge reversed.