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The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Martin, PICS Case No. 17-0932 (C.P. Lycoming May 23, 2017) Lovecchio, J. (27 pages).

Hearsay statements were admissible where the victim claimed to have no recollection and the court found forfeiture by wrongdoing on the part of defendant. Dismissal was not warranted for ex parte contact involving the re-assignment to a different trial judge where defendant failed to establish prejudice.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Woods, PICS Case No. 17-0974 (Pa. Super. June 12, 2017) Stevens, J. (15 pages).

Petitioner seeking PCRA review of the legality of a sentence was not permitted to evade the PCRA's timeliness requirements. Order of the PCRA court affirmed.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Barto, PICS Case No. 17-0913 (C.P. Lycoming Jun. 2, 2017) Lovecchio, J. (7 pages).

Criminal defendant was not entitled to post-conviction relief for ineffectiveness of counsel relating to double jeopardy matter. Defendant waived his right to raise an issue regarding a state trooper involved in the investigation of defendant's alleged crimes where defendant entered a no contest plea.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Doctor Faces More Serious Overprescribing Charges

Federal prosecutors are again pursuing a Long Island physician accused of overprescribing opioid painkillers. But this time, they've upped the ante.…
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New York Law Journal

Permissibility of Offsetting Criminal Forfeiture Orders by Preemptive Restitution Payments

In their Second Circuit Review, Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp discuss the circuit's recent decision in 'United States v. Bodouva', which addressed whether restitution offsets could be used to lower, or even eliminate, criminal forfeiture orders.
6 minute read

The Recorder

K.R. v. Superior Court (People)

Cal.Sup.Ct.; S231709 The California Supreme Court reversed a court of appeal decision. The court held that a juvenile offender who entered into a plea…
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Life Sentence of Offender With Reduced Conviction Is Upheld

The Court of Appeals on Thursday affirmed a lower court's ruling in an appeal by a persistent offender who had argued that increasing his prescribed minimum sentence on nonjury findings violated a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Hackers Beware: Courts in NJ Extend Jurisdiction

In two unrelated decisions issued Wednesday, New Jersey courts have asserted jurisdiction over accused hackers who have no connection to the state, but allegedly sought to inflict harm on Garden State residents.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Former San Antonio Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Scamming Clients With Fake Court Rulings

Todd Prins forged judges' signatures and tapped into a client's $2.4 million trust fund for his own personal use, according to an indictment.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Governor Gives Graduation Keynote—in Prison

A graduation ceremony of than 2,000 Georgia prisoners earning the diploma is a show of progress for the latest phase of Gov. Nathan Deal's criminal justice reform movement. And the governor gave the keynote speech.
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