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Commonwealth v. Williams, PICS Case No. 14-0093 (M.D. Pa. Jan. 21, 2014) McCaffery, J. (19 pages).

By | February 04, 2014
Child Witness • Contemporaneous Alternative Method • 42 Pa.C.S. §5985
3 minute read

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Dominick, PICS Case No. _______ (C.P. Lackawanna Jan. 17, 2014) Nealon, J. (22 pages).

By | February 04, 2014
Habeas Corpus • Preliminary Hearing • Sufficiency of Evidence • Direct and Circumstantial Evidence
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Lafond, PICS Case No. 14-0104 (C.P. Lehigh Jan. 17, 2014) Steinberg, J. (19 pages).

By | February 04, 2014
Sentencing • Probation • Sufficiency of the Evidence
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Hairston, PICS Case No. 14-0132 (Pa. Jan. 21, 2014) Baer, J. (36 pages).

By | February 04, 2014
Character Evidence • Motive • Mitigation • Victim Impact Testimony
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Bidwell, PICS Case No. 14-0130(C.P. Monroe Dec. 17, 2013) Higgins, J. (26 pages).

By | February 04, 2014
Weight of the Evidence • Motion in Limine • Rule 404(b) Evidence • Consent to Search
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Martoma: Prior Bad Acts and Hobson's Choice for Defendants

In their White-Collar Crime column, Morvillo Abramowitz partners Robert J. Anello and Richard F. Albert write: Whether a criminal defendant should testify on his own behalf will always be a fraught decision for the defense. But Mathew Martoma's case illustrates how the government can try to launch an attack on a defendant's character regardless of whether he ever takes the stand.
13 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Convicted Defendants Can Still Contest Liability in Civil Cases

In an issue of apparent first impression, a man convicted of killing his son will have the chance to present comparative negligence arguments in the subsequent wrongful death and survival civil proceedings.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lawyer's Line of Questioning Prompts Fine, Causes Mistrial

The judge in a nursing home negligence case said a Wilson Elser attorney repeatedly and inappropriately referenced the psychiatric history of a deceased woman whose estate was suing the facility and ordered the firm to pay its adversary as much as $35,800 in legal fees and costs.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Blinded by Science? Judge Critiques Legal Profession's Knowledge of Science, Tech

Texas trial lawyers and judges are leaders in slamming the gate on junk science. They should not relent, says attorney Jack Edward Urquhart.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court of Appeals Maintains a Level Playing Field

In his Criminal Law and Procedure column, Supreme Court Justice Barry Kamins reviews a decision in which the Court of Appeals ruled, in the context of a pretrial motion to reopen a suppression hearing, that the People may not present additional evidence to deny suppression when they had a full and fair opportunity to present their case.
11 minute read

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