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Commonwealth v. Evans, PICS Case No. 16-0567 (Pa. Super. April 26, 2016) Ford Elliott, P. J. (10 pages).

Trial court's error in failing to timely order an assessment by the Pennsylvania Sexual Offenders Assessment Board (SOAB) was harmless, and trial court properly denied appellant sex offender's motion to preclude the introduction of the SOAB report at his sexually violent predator (SVP) hearing. Affirmed.
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The Recorder

State Justices Lack Appetite to Block Prison Release Plan

A majority signaled they wouldn't stand in the way of Gov. Brown's ballot initiative despite late changes.
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New York Law Journal

Circuit Affirms Conviction Under Investment Adviser Act

Making a criminal case for investment adviser fraud does not require proof of intent to harm clients, the Second Circuit held Wednesday.
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Daily Business Review

Legal Luminaries Join Amici in Death Sentence Case

With two days to go until the Florida Supreme Court hears arguments in Hurst v. Florida, a coalition of legal luminaries is weighing in to urge the justices to turn all pre-Hurst death sentences into life sentences.
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New York Law Journal

Strict Liability Applied to Gravity Knife Possession

The state Court of Appeals upheld a driver's conviction for illegal possession of a gravity knife Tuesday, ruling that the defendant's argument that he did not know of the knife's illegal features did not invalidate his conviction.
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New York Law Journal

New Trial Is Ordered After Selective Readback

A criminal defendant is entitled to a new trial because the trial judge granted jurors' request to have the prosecution's closing statement read back to them, but denied the defense's request that the defense summation also be read back, an appeals court said.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Montco DA Moves to Quash Kane Appeal

The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office has argued that Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane's appeal to the Pennsylvania Superior Court is premature and should not be ­allowed to proceed.
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New York Law Journal

Ex Parte Meeting Prompts Panel to Order New Trial

A defendant is entitled to a new trial because his assigned counsel asked to be relieved from the case at an ex parte conference with the presiding judge, a Manhattan appeals panel has ruled.
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New York Law Journal

Defendant Made to Wear Stun Belt Gets New Trial

The Fourth Department said that a Steuben County Court judge erred by making the defendant appear at his 2005 trial for assault, attempted assault, burglary and other charges with the stun belt without stating for the record why he was wearing the device.
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Texas Lawyer

Marc Rosenthal Officially Disbarred

Marc G. Rosenthal of Austin, who is serving 20 years in jail for bribing a district judge, is officially an ex-lawyer.
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