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  • United States v. Moss

    Publication Date: 2024-11-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Hardiman
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    Case Number: 23-3133

    Appellant appealed his conviction and sentence following a jury trial where he was found guilty of drug trafficking and firearm-related offenses.

  • Blount v. Adm'r New Jersey State Prison

    Publication Date: 2024-11-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Hardiman
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    Case Number: 22-1793

    Appellant appealed the denial of his habeas corpus petition challenging his conviction by a New Jersey state court.

  • United States v. Garvin

    Publication Date: 2024-11-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Chagares
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    Case Number: 23-2729

    Defendant appealed the denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea.

  • Ellison v. United States

    Publication Date: 2024-11-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Matey
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    Case Number: 22-2169

    Appellant appealed the denial of her habeas corpus petition challenging her convictions for federal wire fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy.

  • Commonwealth v. Payne

    Publication Date: 2024-11-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Dubow
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    Case Number: 1345 WDA 2023

    Appellant appealed the trial court's judgments of sentence entered on her convictions of receiving stolen property and access device fraud. The court affirmed, holding that Commonwealth's evidence was sufficient to support appellant's conviction for RSP where appellant deposited checks into her personal bank account, and then promptly withdrew the funds, under circumstances showing that she had no reasonable belief she was entitled to the funds. The court held further that the evidence was sufficient to support appellant's conviction

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  • Burns v. Commonwealth

    Publication Date: 2024-11-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Leadbetter
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    Case Number: 877 C.D. 2023

    Licensee appealed the trial court's denial of his statutory appeal and reinstatement of Commonwealth's suspension of his driver's license for refusal to submit to chemical testing. The court affirmed, holding that licensee's conduct after initially consenting to chemical testing rose to the level of a refusal where licensee merely stalled for time by claiming a need to review the DL-26B form at length before signing the document.

  • Commonwealth v. Monroe

    Publication Date: 2024-11-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Butts
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    Case Number: CP-41-CR-0983-2022

    Petitioner sought relief under the Post-Conviction Relief Act after he entered a negotiated guilty plea to one count of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. The court gave notice of its intent to dismiss the petition after finding that petitioner failed to raise any meritorious issues in his petition.

  • Commonwealth v. Yard

    Publication Date: 2024-10-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Mundy
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    Case Number: 11 MM 2023

    "Proof evidence or presumption great" standard of proof only applied to the dangerousness exception to the constitutional right to bail, not to the capital punishment or life imprisonment exceptions. Order of the trial court vacated, case remanded.

  • Daniels v. Pennsylvania Parole Bd.

    Publication Date: 2024-10-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Dumas
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    Case Number: 520 C.D. 2023

    Where parolee remained detained within Pennsylvania, parole board's failure to hold revocation hearing within 120 days of receiving official verification of conviction on new charges rendered the hearing untimely. Order of the parole board reversed.

  • Commonwealth v. Caraballo

    Publication Date: 2024-10-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Kunselman
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    Case Number: 539 MDA 2023

    Evidence was sufficient to convict for DUI where footage demonstrated driver's lack of balance, slurred speech, and admission to consuming prescription medication. Judgment of sentence affirmed.