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Texas Lawyer Accused of Filing Suits for Homeowners He Never Met

The Tarrant County grand jury's indictment alleges that Richard Kent Livesay engaged in organized crime by submitting lawsuits against insurers without first getting the homeowners' consent.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump Taps MoFo Alumna as US Attorney in DC

Other nominees include offices in Alabama, Oklahoma, Ohio and Utah.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cosby Team Gambles on Jury's Doubt as Deliberations Begin

After nearly two years of intense legal wrangling and more than 12 years after his alleged crime took place, Bill Cosby's defense team spent under 10 minutes putting on their case before leaving the comedian's fate in the hands of a Montgomery County jury on Monday.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

The People v. Robertson

Failure to Adequately Allege Ineffective Counsel Assistance Denies Vacatur of DWI Guilty Plea
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Mueller Enlists Top Criminal Law Expert for Russia Probe

Deputy SG Michael Dreeben, who has argued more than 100 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, will assist Bob Mueller on a part-time basis, according to those familiar with the arrangement. The move signals that Mueller may be seeking advice on complex areas of criminal law, including what constitutes obstruction of justice.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Kitchen, PICS Case No. 17-0864 (Pa. Super. May 16, 2017) Strassburger, J. (13 pages).

Evidence was sufficient to grade tampering with public records offense as a felony where defendant's unauthorized practice of law was proof of her intent to defraud her employer and her clients as to her status, or lack thereof, as an attorney. Judgment of sentence affirmed.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Wanamaker, PICS Case No. 17-0404 (C.P. Carbon Dec. 21, 2016) Nanovic, P.J. (13 pages).

The court denied a defendant's motion for enforcement of a plea agreement where there the agreement was never filed with the court and there was no evidence that the district attorney's office acted in bad faith in withdrawing the plea offer.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

USA v. Valerio

Defendant's Alleged Additional Conduct To Be Considered as §3553(a) Factors at Sentencing
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Dennis, PICS Case No. 17-0863 (Pa. Super. May 22, 2017) Bowes, J. (19 pages).

Trial court lacked statutory authority to revoke criminal defendant's bond and commit defendant to jail for nonpayment of the preliminary fee for a court-ordered drug and alcohol assessment. Judgment of sentence affirmed.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Luketic, PICS Case No. 17-0865 (Pa. Super. May 16, 2017) Solano, J. (31 pages).

Trial court erred in imposing sentence it had arrived at solely based on the facts of the crime without taking evidence of the circumstances of the sentenced defendant. Judgment of sentence vacated, case remanded for resentencing.
3 minute read

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