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New York Law Journal

Justices Say Murder Defendant Received Ineffective Counsel

The Appellate Division, Third Department, ruled that a murder defendant received ineffective assistance of counsel because his defense attorney failed to challenge admissibility of statements made during a 26-hour interrogation.
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New York Law Journal

Panel Faults Limitation on Questioning of Sergeant

A man convicted of illegal gun possession should have been allowed to cross-examine a New York City police sergeant about a lawsuit accusing the sergeant of attempting to frame an arrestee on gun charges, a state appeals court ruled.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Richard, PICS Case No. 16-1423 (Pa. Super. Nov. 15, 2016) Stevens, J. (31 pages).

By | November 23, 2016
The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying severance of multiple dockets of charges for terroristic threats where each docket represented charges arising from the same act or transaction.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Randolph, PICS Case No. 16-1421 (Pa. Super. Nov. 16, 2016) Jenkins, J. (30 pages).

By | November 23, 2016
Although search of a vehicle following a traffic stop was valid, the failure to demonstrate probable cause was fatal to a search warrant for an aftermarket box welded to the vehicle's undercarriage. Judgment of sentence reversed.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Hooks v. SEPTA, PICS Case No. 16-1406 (C.P. Philadelphia Aug. 11, 2016) Cohen, J. (8 pages).

By | November 23, 2016
Following an award to appellee Nicole Hooks of $229,000 for lost wages, past pain and suffering, and future pain and suffering, appellant Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) moved for post-trial relief in the nature of a new trial or remittitur. The motion was denied and appellant appealed.
4 minute read

The Recorder

LAOSD Asbestos Cases (Evans v. American Optical Corporation)

By | November 23, 2016
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 1 v. City of Camden

By | November 22, 2016
CEPA Claim Required Reasonable Belief of Illegality of Objected-to Policy
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Kelley v. Pittman, PICS Case No. 16-1379 (Pa. Super. Nov. 4, 2016) Stevens, J. (20 pages).

By | November 18, 2016
Appellee was not entitled to discovery of documents used in drafting of child custody evaluation report alleging abuse by appellee, and personal information of mental health professional who prepared said report. Order of the trial court's discovery order reversed.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Vaccaro v. Scranton Quincy Hosp., PICS Case No. 16-1385 (C.P. Lackawanna Oct. 27, 2016) Nealon, J. (11 pages).

By | November 18, 2016
Medical malpractice complaint regarding hospital and physician conduct during the delivery of a child who was born hypoxic and ischemic saw motions from both sides seeking to limit expert testimony and other evidence. The parents of the child sought adverse inference instruction, which was declared relevant but premature prior to end of discovery. They also sought to prevent reference to evidence of pre-existing maternal conditions and to statements concerning the clinical judgment of the defendant hospital and physician, which were granted in part and denied in part.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth Court Blocks Access to Surveillance Video Collected by Police

Video of a two-vehicle collision captured by a casino's surveillance camera and then collected as evidence by police does not need to be turned over to the public, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.
7 minute read

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