State v. Arroyo-Nunez
The New Jersey Appellate Division reversed the trial court’s order that denied the parties’ joint motion to vacate the mandatory period of parole ineligibility of the defendant’s sentence. The parties
January 18, 2022
The New Jersey Appellate Division reversed the trial court’s order that denied the parties’ joint motion to vacate the mandatory period of parole ineligibility of the defendant’s sentence. The parties
The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the defendant’s sentence for driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked (“DWS”). The defendant relied on Commonwealth v. Eid and claimed that Section 1543(b)(1)(i)
The New Jersey Supreme Court’s holding in these consolidated cases will enact a seismic change in the sentencing of juveniles convicted of murder in the Garden State. Two juveniles were
The New Jersey Appellate Division heard cross-appeals concerning the defendant’s sentence after convictions for leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident and endangering an injured victim. The State
An en banc panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled against the defendant in his challenges to his convictions for sexual abuse of two minors. But the Court vacated his
In this appeal, the New Jersey Supreme Court considered whether a defendant’s youth could serve as an aggravating factor in sentencing. The defendant pled guilty to aggravated manslaughter and conspiracy
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court untangled a messy knot involving ARD, problem-solving courts, restitution, and probation. The defendant was admitted into Veterans Treatment Court (“VTC”), a problem-solving court created by the
Relying on Commonwealth v. Simmons, the Pennsylvania Superior Court vacated the the defendant’s sentence for a violation of probation. While on parole, the defendant violated his terms of supervision. He
The Third Circuit affirmed the defendant’s convictions but vacated the sentence for distributing and conspiring to distribute fentanyl and heroin that caused someone’s overdose death. The defendant made claims about
The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed a 150-day flat sentence imposed for a violation of a protection from abuse (“PFA”) order. The Court cited its decision in Wagner v. Wagner, where
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