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The Legal Intelligencer

Williams Seeks to Have Latest Charges Thrown Out

In a series of motions filed May 19, indicted Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams asked the judge overseeing his corruption case to dismiss the latest charges filed against him.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Pretrial Intervention: Prosecutor's Discretion Is Not Unlimited

The court, not the prosecutor, has the final say regarding pretrial intervention.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

USA v. Khalil

Transportation of Alien Was Not Related to Act In Furtherance of His Unlawful Presence in U.S.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Weiner's Plea Deal Promises to Reduce Sentence by More Than Half

Former Congressman and one-time New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner faced up to 10 years in prison for sending lewd texts to a minor, but under a plea deal brokered by his lawyers and the government, he may serve two years or less.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Weiner's Plea Deal Promises to Reduce Sentence by More Than Half

Former Congressman and one-time New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner faced up to 10 years in prison for sending lewd texts to a minor, but under a plea deal brokered by his lawyers and the government, he may serve two years or less.
9 minute read

The Recorder

People v. Cervantes

3 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Sessions Memo: Back to the Past?

Alan Vinegrad writes that given the Attorney General's public statements on crime and his experience as the U.S. Attorney in a staunchly conservative state, his charging and sentencing policy was not much of a surprise. But how his policy will affect the federal criminal justice landscape will depend in large measure on how it is actually implemented by federal prosecutors throughout the country and how other constituents in the federal criminal justice community respond.
21 minute read

New York Law Journal

Computer Searches: A 'General' Warrant Can No Longer Satisfy Requirements

Roger L. Stavis writes: With so much of our modern lives contained within our computers, what is the distinction between a "general warrant" authorizing a "rummaging" search through someone's residence and a warrant authorizing a "rummaging" search of the entire contents of someone's computer? As is becoming clearer to courts in New York and around the country, there is absolutely no difference between the two.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Williams, PICS Case No. 17-0724 (C.P. Monroe Feb. 23, 2017) Higgins, J. (5 pages).

The court gave sufficient weight to the 75-year-old defendant's age, condition and rehabilitative needs when it sentenced him to a two-to-four-year prison term upon his conviction for conspiracy to commit burglary. The court recommended affirmance of the judgment of sentence.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Torres, PICS Case No. 17-0721 (C.P. Monroe Mar. 1, 2017) Patti-Worthington, P.J. (21 pages).

The commonwealth presented a prima facie case with regard to each of the charges against defendant stemming from a home break-in. Hearsay evidence from the police officers present at the scene was sufficient to support the criminal charges.
6 minute read

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