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
Judge Matey aptly described this as the “Case of the False Praecipe”. The Third Circuit dipped a toe into the Cosby saga and vacated the defendant’s conviction for making false
An en banc panel of the Third Circuit vacated the defendant’s sentence, holding that the District Court erred when it applied a career offender enhancement. After the District Court denied
In a 62-page opinion, an en banc panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the defendant’s convictions. The charges stemmed from the stop of a car in which the defendant
The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled the defendant waived his arguments that relied on Alexander, and the Court affirmed the denial of his suppression motion. The police stopped and searched the
These consolidated appeals presented a fact pattern similar to The Wire. E-Black and Yizzo each ran drug trafficking conspiracies out of a public housing complex in North Philadelphia. Before trial,
At 4 a.m., a police officer saw Rudolf standing in a playground, wearing a bright shirt and no pants. The officer charged him with indecent exposure and open lewdness, and
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court declined the Commonwealth’s invitation to criminalize a puzzling parenting choice. Mother and her three-year-old daughter (“Child”) were traveling in a ride-share vehicle involved in an accident.
Alexander appealed his obscenity conviction based on sexually explicit text messages he sent to an unidentified recipient. He argued the evidence was insufficient because the statute does not make it
The Pennsylvania Superior Court held that the defendant committed terroristic threats when he told the victim, “if you don’t give me my money, I’m going to finish you.” The Court
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