The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that the Superior Court misapplied the appellate court standard for reviewing trial court evidentiary rulings. The Commonwealth charged Appellant with homicide and aggravated assault. The
In a sixty-five page opinion, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court clarified the prosecution’s burden when the Commonwealth seeks to deprive the accused of their right to bail. Also, the Court ruled
In this appeal of a murder conviction, the critical issues were Appellant’s state of mind and whether he acted in self-defense or an unreasonable belief that his life was in
The Third Circuit affirmed the defendant’s convictions for conspiracy, fraud, embezzlement, and other crimes. The defendant owned a for-profit education company through which he contracted with the School District of
The Pennsylvania Superior Court vacated the defendant’s first-degree murder conviction and ordered a new trial. The Commonwealth charged the defendant with homicide, alleging he killed a man’s grandmother in retaliation
This was an appeal following convictions of Hindering Apprehension or Prosecution, Firearms Not to be Carried Without a License, and Tampering With or Fabricating Physical Evidence. The Commonwealth alleged Appellant
Testifying in Pennsylvania courts is now a whole lot cuddlier. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court was asked to determine whether a witness in a criminal case may utilize a “comfort dog”
If you are an evidence nerd, you’ll find this opinion to be a treat. Plaintiff 27-35 Jackson Avenue LLC owned commercial property in New York. For no apparent reason, a
The Pennsylvania Superior Court reviewed the Tender Years Hearsay Act after the appellant was convicted of sexual offenses based partly on the victim’s out-of-court statements to various family members about
The defendant appealed after a jury convicted him of crimes for his sexual abuse of a mentally and physically disabled woman in his care. The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed. First,
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