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Gilbert v. Superior Court (People)

By | March 04, 2014
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Raban, PICS Case No. 14-0263 (Pa. Feb. 12, 2014) Eakin, J. (23 pages).

By | March 04, 2014
Dog Law • Absolute Liability • Absurdity Doctrine
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Scott v. Walsh, PICS Case No. 14-0291 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 7, 2014) Baylson, J. (10 pages).

By | March 04, 2014
Habeas Corpus • Timeliness • Actual Innocence • Equitable Tolling
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Panel Trims Risk of Sex Offender to Lowest Level

The Third Department reduced the risk level classification of a sex offender after determining his victim was not a stranger to him nor a person he developed a relationship with primarily so he could sexually victimize her.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Walter, PICS Case No. 14-0303 (Pa. Feb. 18, 2014) Todd, J. (30 pages).

By | March 04, 2014
Hearsay • Tender Years Hearsay Act • Children's Testimony • Competence to Testify
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Newman, PICS Case No. 14-0266 (C.P. Lycoming Jan. 30, 2014) Lovecchio, J. (5 pages).

By | March 04, 2014
DUI-General Impairment • Chemical Test Refusal • Maximum Term of Imprisonment
2 minute read

Law.com

Jury Selection Begins in Latest Terror Trial

The prosecution of alleged al Qaeda propagandist Sulaiman Abu Ghayth for being part of Osama bin Laden's murderous conspiracy began Monday as prospective jurors filed into the courtroom of Southern District Judge Lewis Kaplan.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Justices Review Mental Disability Test for Death Penalty

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared likely Monday to say that states can't rely on intelligence test scores alone in borderline cases to determine that a death row inmate is mentally able and thus eligible to be executed.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Circuit Grants Writ to Client Who Pleaded on Bad Advice

An Australian national can stay in the United States because a federal appeals court ruled Monday that he cannot be punished for his attorney's incorrect advice about a crime not being a deportable offense.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Promises of Reform Through Justice Reinvestment Initiative Unfulfilled

The state prison population increased last year. That is not necessarily earth-shattering news. As of Dec. 31, 2013, Pennsylvania's prisons housed 51,512 people, up 328 from the same date in 2012.
6 minute read

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