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New York Law Journal

The People v. Praino

Dismissal of Contempt Charges For Facial Insufficiency Denied
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New York Law Journal

The People v. Elbosheshi

Defendant Found Guilty of All Counts Of Sexual Abuse, Attempted Forcible Touching
3 minute read

The Recorder

People v. Jeffrey G.

C.A. 1st; A149067 The First Appellate District reversed a trial court order and remanded. The court held that erroneously admitted hearsay testimony…
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Meet the Candidates Who Want to Be Interim DA in Phila.

Since former District Attorney Seth Williams abruptly pleaded guilty to a bribery charge and resigned from the office last month, Philadelphia has been without an official chief prosecutor. Although voters are set to choose Williams' replacement in the general election in November, the process to find an interim replacement is well underway, and interest for the interim post has been high.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

FBI Agent Let Lover Lure Would-Be Sexual Predators

Former FBI agent Kenneth W. Hillman III and a female acquaintance did a good job luring would-be sexual predators. Only problem: The woman was reportedly his lover, with no authority to access sensitive law enforcement files
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Rizvi, PICS Case No. 17-1046 (Pa. Super. June 19, 2017) Stevens, J. (10 pages).

PCRA time-bar could not be equitably tolled, and appellant failed to establish governmental interference by failing to allege correctional officials violated his constitutional rights, and in failing to timely assert the alleged interference. Order of the PCRA court affirmed.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Morrison, PICS Case No. 17-1045 (Pa. Super. June 21, 2017) Fitzgerald, J. (15 pages).

The trial court erred in denying defendant's motion to suppress the discovery of a gun on his person where the quality and quantity of the information provided to the arresting police officers by an unknown source was insufficiently reliable to establish reasonable suspicion. The appellate court vacated defendant's judgment of sentence and remanded for further proceedings.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Suggs, PICS Case No. 17-1037 (C.P. Lycoming Jun. 28, 2017) Lovecchio, J. (8 pages).

Trial counsel was not ineffective in failing to explain the elements of crimes to defendant, because defendant admitted in a written colloquy that he understood the elements, and the court also explained the elements to defendant prior to accepting his guilty plea. Defendant's sentence was within the guidelines.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Jones, PICS Case No. 17-1042 (Pa. Super. June 21, 2017) Dubow, J. (8 pages).

The trial court properly denied defendant's motion for an order barring the commonwealth from seeking a retrial on charges of aggravated assault and attempted murder since defendant's conviction for recklessly endangering another person did not operate as an acquittal to those greater offenses. The court affirmed a trial court order denying defendant's motion to dismiss two remaining charges against him.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Mills, PICS Case No. 17-1043 (Pa. June 20, 2017) Saylor, C.J.; Wecht, Todd and Donohue, J.J., concurring (9 pages).

The trial court properly found that defendant did not receive a speedy trial in accordance with Pa.R.Crim.P. 600 since certain time attributable to the normal progression of this case, and during which the Commonwealth was not trial-ready, did not constitute "delay" for purposes of Rule 600. The court reinstated a trial court order dismissing the charges against defendant.
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