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Commonwealth v. Watley, PICS Case No. 17-0031 (Pa. Super. Dec. 29, 2016) Moulton, J. (27 pages).

By | January 13, 2017
Admission of a witness' sworn police statement and guilty plea colloquy were admissible as prior inconsistent statements where the witness' assertions of inability to recall events of the offense were followed by direct contradictions of sworn statements. Order of the PCRA court affirmed.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Arter, PICS Case No. 17-0029 (Pa. Dec. 28, 2016) Todd, J., Saylor ,C. J .(dissenting) (36 pages).

By | January 13, 2017
Superior court erred in denying appellant's motion to suppress evidence in his parole revocation hearing that had been suppressed in his criminal trial due to the lack of reasonable suspicion because under Art. I, §8 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the exclusionary rule applied at appellant's revocation proceeding. Reversed.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Kpou, PICS Case No. 17-0044 (Pa. Super. Dec. 29, 2016) Stevens, J. (8 pages).

By | January 13, 2017
Mere assertion of innocence was insufficient to establish manifest injustice to warrant grant of a post-sentence motion to withdraw a guilty plea. Judgment of sentence affirmed.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Viewpoint: Judicial Council's Wrong-Headed Approach to Driver's License Suspensions

In an op-ed, two public interest lawyers call for the Judicial Council to embrace alternatives to license suspensions as a debt collection tool.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Moss v. Colvin

By | January 13, 2017
No Error in Courtroom's Closure to Public To Protect Testifying Undercover Officers
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

The People v. Veliz

By | January 13, 2017
Defense Counsel Denied Unsealing Records To Attain Information of 'Associated Arrest'
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

The People v. Nachum

By | January 13, 2017
Defendant's Right to Testify Before Grand Jury Waived Solely by Counsel's Gamesmanship
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

USA v. Rubenstein

By | January 13, 2017
IRS's Collection Efforts Not Penal, Do Not Violate Ex Post Facto, Double Jeopardy Clauses
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

The People v. Pacheco

By | January 13, 2017
Discovery of Drugs Lawful as Probable Cause for Search Preceding Arrest Existed
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Illegal Voting Conviction—Held Out as Example of 'Double Standard'—Vacated

A Brooklyn attorney's 17-year-old illegal voting conviction—one he argued had been prosecuted by former District Attorney Charles Hynes as an act of political retribution—was vacated Thursday.
9 minute read

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