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  • Commonwealth v. Salinas

    Publication Date: 2024-01-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Dubow
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    Case Number: 866 EDA 2023

    Victim testimony recounting incident where defendant turned his vehicle around to pass the victim a second time and shout a threat was sufficient to establish all the elements of harassment. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Rosario

    Publication Date: 2024-01-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 372 MDA 2023

    Evidence was sufficient to find defendant guilty of attempting to cause severe bodily injury where prison inmate launched a surprise assault on a corrections officer that ended only when other corrections officers forcibly pulled defendant off the victim, who had attempted to shield himself on the ground. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

  • United States v. Perez

    Publication Date: 2024-01-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Kearney
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    Case Number: 16-370-3

    Defendant moved for a reduced sentence under the sentencing guideline's newly issued "zero point" amendment but court found defendant's original sentence was below his new sentencing guideline range. Motion denied.

  • Commonwealth v. Belgrave

    Publication Date: 2024-01-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    Case Number: 1480 WDA 2021

    Defendant was not prejudiced by calling witness granted immunity to the stand where the witness refused questions as the jury could not infer, and was not explicitly informed, that the witness had asserted their privilege against self-incrimination. Conviction affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Edwards

    Publication Date: 2024-01-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Dubow
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    Case Number: 79 MDA 2023

    Defendant lacked reasonable expectation of privacy in her hotel room where she advertised on a prostitution website, agreed to meet with an anonymous person who contacted her, and invited an undercover detective into her room without inquiring into his identity. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

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  • Commonwealth v. Bertothy

    Publication Date: 2024-01-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 254 WDA 2023

    Neighbors' testimony regarding the annoying or alarming nature of explosion from defendant's property was sufficient to convict defendant of disorderly conduct for making an unreasonable noise. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Baumann

    Publication Date: 2024-01-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
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    Case Number: 1923 EDA 2022

    Trial court erroneously revoked probation for defendant's failure to submit to a polygraph where an exam was one of three options for complying with sex offender treatment and defendant was participating in another option. Order of the trial court reversed.

  • Commonwealth v. Miller

    Publication Date: 2024-01-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 459 WDA 2023

    Victim's ability to get a clear view of defendant over a period of several minutes, which enabled the victim to subsequently accurately describe defendant's appearance, created an independent basis to permit an in-court identification despite police suggestively showing the victim a single photo of defendant. Order of the trial court reversed, case remanded.

  • Commonwealth v. Johnson

    Publication Date: 2024-01-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Chester County
    Judge: Judge Rovito
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    Case Number: 408-2022

    Impaired driving defendant moved to suppress evidence of his vehicle stop by a Pennsylvania State Trooper. The court granted the motion where defendant's three momentary and minor touches of painted lane lines over the course of three minutes on a dark and winding road did not establish reasonable suspicion that he was driving under the influence.

  • Commonwealth v. Fletcher

    Publication Date: 2024-01-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 144 WDA 2023

    Search warrant affidavit established probable cause where it described the child pornography materials uploaded by an IP address and verified the association of that address with the residence to be searched. Judgment of sentence affirmed.