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  • Commonwealth v. Williams

    Publication Date: 2024-04-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 853 MDA 2023

    PCRA court could base ruling on remand on the existing evidentiary record after conducting colloquy to confirm that defendant's waiver of counsel was knowing and voluntary, and where defendant did not object to the PCRA court's determination or request a new evidentiary hearing on remand. Order of the PCRA court affirmed.

  • United States v. Jordan

    Publication Date: 2024-04-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Bibas
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    Case Number: 22-2153

    Appellant appealed the denial of his 28 U.S.C. §2255 motion challenging his sentence and court found statutory text, record, and precedent showed 18 U.S.C. §2113(d) was a divisible statute and armed bank robbery was a crime of violence. Affirmed.

  • In the Interest of T.Q.B.

    Publication Date: 2024-04-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Mundy
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    Case Number: 71 MAP 2023

    Appellant appealed her adjudication as delinquent for posting an Instagram live video of another child's under breast and court found 18 Pa.C.S. §6321(g) did not require exposure of the nipple to meet the definition of "nudity." Affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Lehman

    Publication Date: 2024-04-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Brobson
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    Case Number: 41 WAP 2022

    Parolee residing in community correctional facility as a condition of parole was "committed to" the facility and thus qualified as an "inmate" under the second-degree drug possession statute. Order of the superior court reversed.

  • United States v. Barksdale

    Publication Date: 2024-04-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Bibas
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    Case Number: 22-2284

    Defendant appealed the district court's order revoking his supervised release.

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  • United States v. Salgado

    Publication Date: 2024-03-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Freeman
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    Case Number: 23-1473

    Defendant appealed her sentence for drug trafficking.

  • Commonwealth v. Carbone

    Publication Date: 2024-03-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Motto
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    Case Number: 348 of 2022 CR

    Defendant moved to withdraw her guilty plea. Court denied the motion.

  • Commonwealth v. Floyd

    Publication Date: 2024-03-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 525 EDA 2023

    Commonwealth appealed an order granting appellee's motion to suppress evidence from a search of appellee's vehicle. The court found that since there was probable cause to arrest appellee and for the officers to obtain a warrant to search his vehicle, the evidence recovered from the vehicle had an independent source. Reversed.

  • United States v. Alowemer

    Publication Date: 2024-03-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Bibas
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    Case Number: 22-3217

    District court correctly applied terrorism sentencing enhancement where defendant's statements and conduct evidenced his intent to carry out a bombing in retaliation for the U.S. and Nigerian governments' actions against members of the ISIS terrorist group. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Rivera

    Publication Date: 2024-03-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Beck
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    Case Number: 1000 MDA 2023

    Defendant appealed from the trial court's judgment of sentence after his jury conviction of multiple counts of trafficking in individuals and related crimes. The court affirmed, holding that the trial court did not err in admitting Commonwealth's expert testimony on human trafficking and sexual violence victim dynamics pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. §5920 where defendant was accused of human trafficking involving sexual servitude and related crimes.