United States v. Perez
The defendant, who was known as Toast, pleaded guilty to firearms and drugs offenses arising from, among other things, selling guns to an undercover police officer. The Sentencing Guidelines recommended
July 22, 2021
The defendant, who was known as Toast, pleaded guilty to firearms and drugs offenses arising from, among other things, selling guns to an undercover police officer. The Sentencing Guidelines recommended
Satterfield entered an open guilty plea to various offenses, including three counts of leaving the scene of an accident involving death or personal injury, 75 Pa.C.S. § 3742. Reasoning that
The Pennsylvania Superior Court addressed an issue left open by Commonwealth v. Lacombe: Does Pennsylvania’s sexual offense registry violate a registrant’s right to reputation provided in the Pennsylvania Constitution? Here,
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, acting in its original jurisdiction, granted Governor Tom Wolf’s preliminary objections because the Court lacked subject matter to jurisdiction to review a claim that the second-degree
The defendant appealed after he was re-sentenced for a murder he committed as a juvenile. He argued the trial court’s sentence of 48 years to life was illegal as a
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, acting in its original jurisdiction, granted Governor Tom Wolf’s preliminary objections because the Court lacked subject matter to jurisdiction to review a claim that the first-degree
The Pennsylvania Superior Court dealt with a juvenile-lifer resentencing under Montgomery/Miller. Here, the juvenile-lifer received two consecutive sentences of 30 years to life. He argued the sentence was illegal because
The Third Circuit revisited its recent opinion in United States v. Easter and the First Step Act. First, the Third Circuit joined the Eleventh Circuit in holding that, under the
The Commonwealth appealed from the trial court’s order making Herrin Boot Camp eligible. The Pennsylvania Superior Court held that the trial court correctly concluded that Herrin’s convictions (homicide by vehicle
In Commonwealth v. Crawford, the defendant appealed his convictions of numerous fraud-related charges in three consolidated cases. Essentially, he was found guilty of lying about his status as a military
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