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  • Parrish v. Bureau of Driver Licensing

    Publication Date: 2024-07-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Cannon
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    Case Number: 464 C.D. 2023

    Police had cause to arrest driver for driving under the influence under the totality of the circumstances, including erratic driving and visible signs of intoxication, supporting driver's license suspension after driver refused chemical testing. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • United States v. Hopkins

    Publication Date: 2024-07-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Smith
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    Case Number: 23-1836

    The court reversed the order of the district court dismissing a count of appellee's indictment for an implied "ruse exception" to the Speedy Trial Act, finding that the STA contains no implied ruse exception at least for a prosecution first initiated in state court.

  • United States v. Savage

    Publication Date: 2024-07-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Beetlestone
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    Case Number: 23-454

    The court denied defendants' motion to suppress evidence including cell phone tower records obtained in the vicinity of their heist of a shipment of over $230,000 worth of newly minted dimes.

  • United States v. Haggerty

    Publication Date: 2024-07-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Smith
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    Case Number: 23-2084

    Defendant appealed his sentence for a child-pornography related offense and court held that "image," in the moving picture or video context, unambiguously meant "frame," deference to the sentencing guidelines' commentary's 75-images rule was unwarranted under Kisor v. Wilkie, 588 U.S. 558, and the number of frames comprising a moving picture or video would determine the specific sentencing enhancement to be applied. Vacated.

  • United States v. Crespo

    Publication Date: 2024-07-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Krause
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    Case Number: 23-1166

    Appellants appealed their convictions for transportation of stolen property in interstate commerce and conspiracy to transport stolen property in interstate commerce.

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  • United States v. D'Ambrosio

    Publication Date: 2024-07-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Restrepo
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    Case Number: 23-1310

    Court held that a district court has the authority to modify an arguably unlawful condition of supervised release raised in a motion pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)(2) when properly challenged below by exhausting all challenges to the legality of a condition of supervised release. Reversed and remanded.

  • Gratt v. Bureau of Driver Licensing

    Publication Date: 2024-07-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Ceisler
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    Case Number: 1324 C.D. 2020

    Trial court erred in granting appeal nunc pro tunc appeal of license suspension for refusal of chemical testing where outcome of related DUI criminal charges was not relevant to the refusal of testing. Order of the trial court vacated.

  • Commonwealth v. Ward

    Publication Date: 2024-07-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge McLaughlin
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    Case Number: 1613 EDA 2023

    Totality of circumstances warranted officers' traffic stop to check on driver's welfare under the community caretaking doctrine, with subsequent interaction providing reasonable suspicion for DUI investigation. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

  • Curry v. Bureau of Driver Licensing

    Publication Date: 2024-07-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge McCullough
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    Case Number: 9 C.D. 2023

    Refusal of chemical testing was conscious and voluntary where licensee's wrist discomfort did not prevent him from making a knowing decision and where police were not required to force arrestees to pay attention when being read implied consent warnings. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Gibson

    Publication Date: 2024-07-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Panella
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    Case Number: 1460 MDA 2023

    Appellant appealed the denial of his first petition for post-conviction relief. The court affirmed, holding in pertinent part that sufficient evidence supported appellant's jury conviction of aggravated assault where appellant provoked a confrontation, sucker-punched his smaller victim, and attempted to continue his assault as the victim lay unconscious.