The defendant appealed his convictions for first-degree aggravated manslaughter and weapons offenses. He argued that the trial court made numerous errors in its jury instructions, though the defendant only timely
The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the defendant’s jury conviction for DUI-high rate of alcohol 4th offense or subsequent. On appeal, the defendant alleged several issues with the jury. The Court
Don’t drive with weed in your bloodstream, despite that Medical Marijuana Act (MMA) card. The Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed the trial court’s order, which denied the Commonwealth’s challenge to the
The Pennsylvania Superior Court vacated the defendant’s convictions for sexually assaulting a minor because the trial court erroneously permitted a staff member from the Philadelphia Children’s Alliance (PCA) to testify
The Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed the defendant’s first-degree murder and attempted murder convictions. Victim One snatched the phone from the defendant’s hand. When the defendant demanded that Victim One return
In this appeal, the New Jersey Supreme Court considered “whether a new trial on all damages is required when a jury is improperly instructed on nominal damages, and a plaintiff
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a relatively short (14 pgs.) but dense opinion analyzing the propriety of a jury instruction for intimidation of a witness. At the defendant’s trial, the
The New Jersey Appellate Division confronted the intersection of a justification defense and N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(d), which prohibits possession of a weapon “under circumstances not manifestly appropriate for such lawful uses
The Third Circuit granted the appellee’s motion to publish its opinion in Baxter v. Superintendent Coal Twp. SCI. The case arose in the context of a habeas corpus petition wherein
In State v. Sanders, the defendant appealed his convictions of murder, unlawful possession of a weapon, and endangering an injured victim. The novel issue presented in the appeal was whether
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