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Court Rules Jury Can Hear Cosby's Quaaludes Testimony at Trial

A Montgomery County judge has ruled in Bill Cosby's criminal case that prosecutors may reference evidence from a 2005 civil deposition in which Cosby admitted to using Quaaludes to have sex with a woman. But other references to the civil case will be prohibited.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Court Rules Jury Can Hear Cosby's Quaaludes Testimony at Trial

A Montgomery County judge has ruled in Bill Cosby's criminal case that prosecutors may reference evidence from a 2005 civil deposition in which Cosby admitted to using Quaaludes to have sex with a woman. But other references to the civil case will be prohibited.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Fitzpatrick, PICS Case No. 17-0641 (Pa. Super. April 12, 2017) Shogan, J. (18 pages).

By | April 28, 2017
Evidence was sufficient to convict for first-degree murder where circumstantial evidence supported finding that appellee, who was alone with the victim, drowned her in a creek, with the motive of being able to have a relationship with another woman and to collect the victim's life insurance proceeds. Judgment of acquittal reversed; jury conviction reinstated. Cross-appeal quashed.
7 minute read

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Commonwealth v. Cave, PICS Case No. 17-0566 (C.P. Monroe Mar. 10, 2017) Mark, J. (9 pages).

By | April 28, 2017
CRIMINAL LAW
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Commonwealth v. Miklos, PICS Case No. 17-0642 (Pa. Super. April 17, 2017) Strassburger, J. (12 pages).

By | April 28, 2017
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Commonwealth v. Akrie, PICS Case No. 17-0640 (Pa. Super. April 17, 2017) Olson, J. (13 pages).

By | April 28, 2017
Substance of investigative report into alleged use of excessive force by a police officer was properly excluded for lack of probative value and risk of jury confusion. Judgment of sentence affirmed.
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Commonwealth v. Myers, PICS Case No. 17-0569 (C.P. Monroe County March 29, 2017) Williamson, J. (14 pages).

By | April 28, 2017
Defendant's post-sentence motions lacked merit because his two cases were properly joined as they arose out of the same act or transaction, the actions charged were separate crimes and consecutive sentences were appropriate, any errors in the wiretap warrant were typographical and the jury was entitled to hear the audio recording replayed since it was a trial exhibit. Motions denied.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

DA's Office Ordered to Help Feds Sift Secrets From Williams' Emails

Over the objections of the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, the federal judge presiding over embattled District Attorney Seth Williams' corruption case has ordered the office to provide federal prosecutors with search terms to filter out the contents of Williams' emails, so that confidential material can be identified and protected.
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The Legal Intelligencer

DA's Office Ordered to Help Feds Sift Secrets From Williams' Emails

Over the objections of the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, the federal judge presiding over embattled District Attorney Seth Williams' corruption case has ordered the office to provide federal prosecutors with search terms to filter out the contents of Williams' emails, so that confidential material can be identified and protected.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Legendary Texas Lawyer Richard 'Racehorse' Haynes Dies

Richard "Racehorse" Haynes, the famed Houston lawyer whose dramatic courtroom style made him one of the most famous criminal defense attorneys in the nation, died today at the age of 90.
4 minute read

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