Commonwealth v. Dixon
The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the defendant’s second-degree murder, conspiracy, and robbery convictions. The Court disposed of the defendant’s four claims: 1.) the trial court erred in denying his motion
The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the defendant’s second-degree murder, conspiracy, and robbery convictions. The Court disposed of the defendant’s four claims: 1.) the trial court erred in denying his motion
Though no one saw the defendant inside a vehicle, the Pennsylvania Superior Court nonetheless held that the defendant’s conviction for DUI was supported by sufficient evidence and was not against
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed the defendant’s death sentence. The defendant unsuccessfully argued eight issues: 1.) Sufficiency of the evidence; 2.) Weight of the evidence; 3.) The Commonwealth’s alleged failure
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 Pennsylvania Superior Court vacated a juvenile’s adjudication of delinquency because the trial court misapprehended the nature of the mens rea of recklessness for terroristic threats. The defendant posted the
The New Jersey Supreme Court tossed three defendants’ convictions for being leaders of a narcotics trafficking network, commonly referred to as the “kingpin” offense. For one defendant, the Court held
The Third Circuit affirmed the defendant’s convictions of federal programs bribery and conspiracy concerning a pay-to-play scheme involving Allentown’s former mayor. The defendant argued: (1) there was insufficient evidence to
The New Jersey Appellate Division rejected the State’s argument that the defendant’s alleged assault of her elderly mother violated the neglect of an elderly person statute. A police officer observed
The New Jersey Supreme Court vacated the defendant’s twenty-five-year-old murder conviction. A jury convicted the defendant of murdering a young boy. The Appellate Division affirmed. In a three-three split, the
The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the defendants convictions for simple assault, reckless endangerment, and discharging a firearm into an occupied structure. Appellant and the victim got into a fistfight in
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