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  • Commonwealth v. Barkman

    Publication Date: 2023-06-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Colins
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    Case Number: 359 WDA 2022

    Landlord's testimony concerning defendants' continued residence in home found in deplorable condition was sufficient to support a conviction for endangering the welfare of children. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

  • United States v. Coleman

    Publication Date: 2023-05-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Hardiman
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    Case Number: 22-1381

    Appellant appealed the denial of his motion for a sentence reduction and argued district court erred in concluding he was not convicted of a "covered offense" under §404(a) of the First Step Act and court found district court did not expressly identify the relevant 21 U.S.C. §841(b) provision that grounded appellant's sentence and that failure precluded court from reviewing the decision for clear error. Vacated and remanded.

  • Commonwealth v. Horan

    Publication Date: 2023-04-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Lazarus
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    Case Number: 2417 EDA 2022

    Trial court lacked jurisdiction to hear PCRA petition raising issues that were on appeal in defendant's prior petition to enforce plea agreement. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Perkins

    Publication Date: 2023-04-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Dubow
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    Case Number: 2191 EDA 2021

    Trial court erred in finding defendant in direct criminal contempt where defendant threatened a witness outside of the courtroom and out of the presence of the trial judge. Conviction and judgment of sentence vacated.

  • Commonwealth v. Keister

    Publication Date: 2023-04-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Nichols
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    Case Number: 282 MDA 2022

    Evidence was sufficient to support conviction for endangering the welfare of a child where commonwealth presented evidence and testimony that defendant withheld food from child and made her sleep on the floor as punishment, which resulted in the child becoming visibly malnourished and displaying symptoms of PTSD and other mental health issues. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

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  • Commonwealth v. Reed

    Publication Date: 2023-04-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    Case Number: 514 MDA 2022

    Admission of text message was proper where creator of group chat confirmed that the number belonged to defendant based on the profile icon and that only defendant would have knowledge of the content of the message. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Rookstool

    Publication Date: 2023-04-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Steinberg
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    Case Number: CR-741-2020

    The court recommended affirmance of appellant's sentence finding appellant was not prejudiced by having his charges tried together, his decision not to stipulate to a prior conviction at trial against counsel's advice was his to make, and the Commonwealth established that the crime actually occurred. Appellant was found guilty on counts related to theft and the unlawful possession of a firearm. Following the guilty verdict, the court ordered a presentence report and appellant received a total sentence of 30-84 months. Appellant filed

  • United States v. Perez-Colon

    Publication Date: 2023-04-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Hardiman
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    Case Number: 21-2802

    Appellant appealed his conviction and sentence after pleading guilty to nine child-pornography charges and court found that although some of his challenges to his total offense level had merit, non warranted reversal. Affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Roscoe

    Publication Date: 2023-04-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Bucks County
    Judge: Judge McHugh
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    Case Number: CP-09-CR-0003810-2020

    The court denied appellant's motion for post-conviction relief on the grounds that there was ample evidence "in the record to support that the plea was entered knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently."

  • Commonwealth v. Coniker

    Publication Date: 2023-03-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Kunselman
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    Case Number: 23 WDA 2022

    Harassment conviction sustained where there was sufficient evidence to find that defendant had communicated threats of violence with weapons that caused the lockdown of a court office and also caused law firm office staff to flee their office. Judgment of sentence affirmed in part, vacated and reversed in part.