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Commonwealth v. Rose, PICS Case No. 13-3248 (Pa. Super. Nov. 25, 2013) Bowes, J.; Gantman, J., dissenting (29 pages).

By | December 10, 2013
Due Process Clause • Ex Post Facto Law • Retroactive Application • Notice • Increased Punishment • Legality of Sentence
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Halstead, PICS Case No. 13-3164 (Pa. Commw. Nov. 14, 2013) Brobson, J. (14 pages).

By | December 10, 2013
Property Maintenance Ordinance • Building Violations • Citations & Fines • Specificity & Notice • Factors for Imposing Fines
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Graham, PICS Case No. 13-3249 (Pa. Super. Nov. 26, 2013) Olson, J. (21 pages).

By | December 10, 2013
DUI • Combined Influence • Alcohol • Drug or Combination of Drugs • Officer's Observations • Sufficiency of Evidence
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lawyer Claims D.A. Subpoena Could Impact Defense Counsel

Although the Manhattan D.A. has withdrawn a subpoena issued to a criminal defense attorney because the witness the office was investigating has pleaded to a misdemeanor, prosecutors continue to defend the subpoena and claim it does not violate attorney-privilege rules.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

The 'Ethic' of Getting Up to Speed 'Technologically'

In their Ethics and Criminal Practice column, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan's Joel Cohen and James L. Bernard write: For many lawyers, the old ways die hard, and learning new tricks is not easy. This may be especially true for the solo practitioner, who does not have the small army of tech-savvy "litigation support specialists" to help navigate the waters that many firms now have. But like it or not, an understanding of technology is ethically required, so the sooner we all get comfortable with it, the better.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Bid-Rigging Convictions Upset on Statute of Limitations

The Second Circuit majority held that artificially depressed interest payments are not "overt acts" that extend the five-year limitations period in which prosecutors must bring an indictment for rigging the market.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Defense Seeks Information on U.S. Probe Into Alleged Threats

Attorneys for a convicted military contractor are locked in a battle with federal prosecutors over the release of information the government obtained during an eight-month probe into whether the defendant threatened the judge, prosecutors and a defense attorney.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Trial Underway of Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg

D.A. Rosemary Lehmberg "has not followed the treatment. The only evidence she stayed sober is her testimony," said James Collins, first assistant county attorney in Travis County, in his opening statement. But Lehmberg's attorney, Dan Richards, said that Lehmberg has quit drinking.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Newsmaker of the Year, Robert James: Driving Force in a Year of Big Prosecutions

DeKalb County's top prosecutor found himself in the eye of the storm in 2013. District Attorney Robert James Jr. created much of the whirlwind himself: boldly pursuing murder and conspiracy charges against Andrea Sneiderman, prosecuting high-ranking school district officials for rigging construction contracts and convening a special purpose grand jury to investigate public corruption, which ultimately led to the indictment of the county's most powerful politician, CEO Burrell Ellis.
11 minute read

Daily Report Online

Only the Senate can Punish Balfour, his Lawyers Say

If a state senator socks another in the jaw during an intense debate on the chamber floor, there's nothing prosecutors can do about it. That's the argument of lawyers for indicted Sen. Don Balfour.
5 minute read

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