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  • Commonwealth v. Rice

    Publication Date: 2023-11-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge King
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    Case Number: 1036 EDA 2022

    Mere encounter did not escalate to investigative detention after request to "come here," where police made no show of force or otherwise blocked suspect from leaving the area and thus suspect voluntarily abandoned his firearm. Order of the trial court reversed, case remanded.

  • Commonwealth v. Powanda

    Publication Date: 2023-11-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Colins
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    Case Number: 559 MDA 2023

    Evidence was sufficient to support conviction for defiant trespass where defendant knew he was not permitted to reenter retail store yet did so anyway, barring application of statutory defense to conviction. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Dell

    Publication Date: 2023-11-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Panella
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    Case Number: 2091 EDA 2022

    Trial court erred in adding conditions to probation without evidence that probationer violated existing conditions. Order of the trial court vacated, case remanded.

  • Commonwealth v. Hall

    Publication Date: 2023-11-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Murray
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    Case Number: 718 WDA 2022

    Defendant lacked standing to contest search and seizure of items from his vehicle after he abandoned the car following a motor vehicle accident. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

  • Thomas v. Pennsylvania Parole Bd.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Covey
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    Case Number: 1173 C.D. 2022

    Board did not err in rescinding petitioner's automatic reparole after he was found guilty of a contraband misconduct while serving his recommitment because DOC expressly found his misconduct involved a controlled substance and 61 Pa.C.S. §6138(d)(5)(i) authorized board to rescind his automatic reparole. Affirmed.

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  • Commonwealth v. Villaneuva-Pabon

    Publication Date: 2023-11-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge King
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    Case Number: 756 EDA 2022

    Court affirmed denial of post-sentence motion to bar Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act registration requirements where trial court sustained commonwealth's objection to defendant's proffer of evidence in support of his constitutional challenge to SORNA, meaning that defendant effectively presented no evidence to support his motion. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

  • United States v. Walters

    Publication Date: 2023-11-16
    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: 22-1812

    Defendant appealed his conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm.

  • Aruanno v. State of New Jersey

    Publication Date: 2023-11-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 23-2226

    Petitioner appealed the denial of his petition for habeas relief.

  • James v. United States

    Publication Date: 2023-11-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-2303

    Petitioner appealed the denial of his habeas petition for lack of jurisdiction, while the government cross-moved for summary affirmance of the district court's order.

  • Commonwealth v. Seladones

    Publication Date: 2023-11-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
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    Case Number: 377 MDA 2023

    Trial court erred in sentencing defendant at a third-degree felony grading for theft by unlawful taking where there was no finding by the jury or admission in open court by defendant as to the value of the stolen items. Judgment of sentence vacated, case remanded.