Lesko v. Sec’y Pa. Dept. of Corr.
The Third Circuit dealt with an appeal from the denial of the petitioner’s second habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The petitioner was convicted of multiple homicides in
May 17, 2022
The Third Circuit dealt with an appeal from the denial of the petitioner’s second habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The petitioner was convicted of multiple homicides in
The Third Circuit vacated the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) order declining to reopen the petitioner’s case. Petitioner paid an attorney to represent him in removal proceedings. His requests for
The Third Circuit vacated an order granting the defendant’s petition for habeas corpus. The defendant was convicted in Pennsylvania state court of first-degree murder. After pursuing direct and collateral proceedings
This appeal involved the interaction of two federal laws: the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Bankruptcy Code. The Third Circuit held that the ACA’s shared responsibility
The Third Circuit vacated the defendant’s sentence and held that conspiracy to commit a crime of violence does not count as a “crime of violence” for purposes of § 2K2.1.
The Third Circuit revisited the career offender enhancement under the Sentencing Guidelines and the recent decision in United States v. Nasir. The District Court agreed with the probation department that
“We only serve Pepsi here.” The Third Circuit ruled that the plaintiff lacked antitrust standing and did not adequately plead a violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act. After
The Third Circuit ruled that Defendants timely removed this case. Plaintiffs purchased notary services at UPS stores in New Jersey. They filed two separate putative class action complaints in NJ
The Third Circuit found that the evidence was insufficient to sustain a conviction for distributing fentanyl within 1,000 feet of a playground. The defendant was prosecuted after a woman was
The Third Circuit ruled that the District Court erred when it denied the defendant’s suppression motion. The defendant rode in the back seat of a truck, which police pulled over.
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