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The Recorder

People v. Calistro

C.A. 5th; F070176 The Fifth Appellate District affirmed a judgment of conviction and remanded for resentencing. In the published portion of its opinion,…
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The Recorder

Honeycutt v. United States

U.S. Sup. Ct.; 16–142 Terry Honeycutt managed sales and inventory for a Tennessee hardware store owned by his brother, Tony Honeycutt. After they…
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

No Pension for Killer Phila. Cop, Appeals Court Rules

Frank Tepper, a 17-year Philadelphia Police Department veteran who was convicted of murdering his neighbor, won't be getting a city pension, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

The Arrival of Justice Gorsuch May Bring Opportunity to Reform the Collective Entity Doctrine

Recognizing a Fifth Amendment privilege for corporations — whether through wholesale abolition of the collective entity doctrine or by recognizing some limited exception for custodians of smaller corporations — would not foreclose meaningful white-collar prosecutions, but it would restore protection of the Fifth Amendment rights of individuals who are sacrificed under the current bright-line rule. Will Justice Gorsuch help in this endeavor?
26 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

New Trial Ordered Because Trial Judge Wrongly Green-Lighted Pro Se Criminal Defense

The Appellate Division has ordered a new trial for a defendant convicted of passing bad checks after finding that the trial judge misapplied the applicable law on self-representation in criminal cases.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Delco Lawyer's Arrest a Cautionary Tale for Handling Client Funds, Attorneys Say

The arrest of a Main Line personal injury lawyer on allegations he stole $400,000 in client settlement funds may have been uncommon, but the case highlights an ever-present pitfalls in handling clients' money, say attorneys who represent lawyers in disciplinary cases.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Why Marijuana Should Be Legal

Does the punishment fit the crime of possessing a small amount of marijuana, when alcohol and cigarettes are legal?
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

As Cosby Trial Begins, Truth of Accusations at Issue

Outlining their case against Bill Cosby on Monday, a Montgomery County prosecutor said multiple people, including the comedian himself, will provide evidence that Cosby is guilty of sexual assault. But the defense said not even the alleged victims' own statements show consistent evidence of a crime.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Green, PICS Case No. 17-0842 (Pa. Super. May 9, 2017) Gantman, J. (28 pages).

Testimony about a surveillance video without production of the original video was harmless where commonwealth produced other properly admitted evidence establishing that appellant failed to make the cash deposit he claimed to have. Judgment of sentence affirmed.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

USA v. Soha

28 USC §2255(a) Sentence Relief Is Denied As to Hobbs Act, RICO Conspiracy Convictions
3 minute read

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