Commonwealth v. Harper
The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that the trial court did not impose a de facto life sentence. The defendant was convicted of committing a murder when he was seventeen years
March 28, 2022
The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that the trial court did not impose a de facto life sentence. The defendant was convicted of committing a murder when he was seventeen years
The Pennsylvania Superior Court vacated the defendant’s sentence after the trial court resentenced him to life without parole (LWOP) for a murder committed when he was 17 years old. The
The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the defendant’s convictions but remanded because the trial court did not credit him for pretrial confinement. A jury convicted the defendant of committing sex crimes
The Pennsylvania Superior Court vacated the defendant’s sentence after his plea to driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked, his second violation. The Court held that because the statute
In a case more notable for the defendant than the law, the Third Circuit affirmed the conviction of former Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski. In a widely-publicized prosecution, the former mayor
The Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed the defendant’s designation as a Sexually Violent Predator (“SVP”). After his guilty plea, the trial court ordered the Sexual Offenders Assessment Board (“SOAB”) to evaluate
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court framed the issue: “Whether a discretionary term-of-years sentence may be so long as to amount to a de facto life sentence, thereby triggering the substantive and
The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the lower court’s decision to preclude evidence from a defense expert and affirmed the mandatory sentence imposed. The defendant was charged and convicted under Section
This case presented the New Jersey Supreme Court with the confluence of several hot-button issues: Miller & Zuber, New Jersey’s three-strikes law, and a youthful offender now serving life without
The Third Circuit affirmed the defendant’s judgment of sentence, ruling that his plea was knowing and voluntary. The defendant pleaded guilty to violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
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