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Puerto Rican Exodus Is Speeding Island's Economic Collapse

The choice is heartbreaking: stay to help other families, or leave to help your own. That's the calculation thousands in Puerto Rico are making. The bankruptcy of the U.S. commonwealth, the culmination of years of decline, has accelerated an exodus that's adding to the island's economic misery.
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Commonwealth v. Young, PICS Case No. 17-0845 (Pa. Super. May 11, 2017) Dubow, J. (10 pages).

Search valid where, during mere encounter, appellant admitted to police that he was in possession of marijuana, thereby granting police probable cause to arrest appellant and to search him incident to arrest. Order of the trial court reversed, case remanded.
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Simpson v. Sessions, PICS Case No. 17-0852 (E.D. Pa. May 9, 2017) Schmehl, J. (15 pages).

Plaintiff's as applied challenge to 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(4) under the Second Amendment failed because he could not meet the second prong of step one under the 'Marzzarella' framework since he could not produce sufficient evidence to distinguish himself from the historically barred class as he had no record of responsible firearms usage and he had undergone continuing mental health treatment. Motion to dismiss granted.
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Commonwealth v. Liberti, PICS Case No. 17-0776 (C.P. Lycoming May 9, 2017) Butts, J. (11 pages).

The court denied a motion to suppress evidence from a chemical blood test performed after a traffic stop, because defendant was not coerced into signing a consent to the blood draw.
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Commonwealth v. Noss, PICS Case No. 17-0843 (Pa. Super. May 9, 2017) Dubow, J. (10 pages).

Magistrate erred in accepting guilty plea to misdemeanor offense after appellant was originally charged with aggravated assault, where magistrate lacked jurisdiction over misdemeanors that resulted from a reduced charge, and where attorney for the commonwealth was not present to withdraw charges. Order of the trial court affirmed.
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Rehak v. Thompson, PICS Case No. 17-0772 (C.P. Allegheny Dec. 2, 2016) Hens-Greco, J. (11 pages).

Mother was not in contempt of court for de minimus custody order violations, including her failure to log the child's summer camp activity on a shared calendar and her occasional failures to have the child ready at the exact time scheduled for custody exchanges or telephone calls.
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Rubel v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue, PICS Case No. 17-0850 (3 Cir. May 9, 2017) Schwartz, J. (11 pages).

The tax court correctly concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider appellant's untimely petition, even though an IRS letter gave appellant an incorrect date, because the 90-day deadline in §6015 was jurisdictional and the tax court lacked the authority to consider untimely petitions. Affirmed.
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Commonwealth v. Stewart, PICS Case No. 17-0633 (C.P. Lawrence Apr. 12, 2017) Cox, J. (13 pages).

Defendant was not entitled to suppression of evidence where probable cause existed for the search warrant, and the commonwealth's technical violation in failing to extend a sealed warrant did not raise a constitutional issue or prejudice defendant.
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Commonwealth v. Biauce, PICS Case No. 17-0841 (Pa. Super. May 15, 2017) Gantman, J. (12 pages).

Trial court was authorized to modify restitution order to change payee from victim to victim's estate because executor/administrator stood in the shoes of the deceased victim with respect to entitlement to benefits, and no statutory provisions provided for extinguishment of restitution benefits upon a victim's death. Order of the trial court affirmed.
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Commonwealth v. Marchese, PICS Case No. 17-0777 (C.P. Lycoming Apr. 21, 2017) Lovecchio, J. (6 pages).

The court's decision to sentence defendant to a period of incarceration following her probation violation was not excessive or unreasonable. Defendant had a history of alcohol abuse and prior misconduct, and incarceration protected the interest of the public.
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