Just because about a third of the approximately 60 judicial candidates for the Philadelphia primary elections have dropped out of the race, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t get educated on the remaining candidates. The public’s knowledge of individual Philadelphia judicial candidates may not be as good as its knowledge of more high-profile elections this year, but […]
Criminal Lawyer Update: Pennsylvania Superior Court Rules Most Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statutes Unconstitutional in Commonwealth v. Newman, 2014 Pa. Super. 178 (Aug. 20, 2014)
In Commonwealth v. Newman, the Pennsylvania Superior Court, ruling unanimously, en banc, holds most mandatory minimums in Pennsylvania unconstitutional as a result of Alleyene v. United States. Defendants in criminal court will no longer have to endure the overwhelming leverage of the Commonwealth’s threat of the imposition of a mandatory-minimum sentence. It’s too early to tell if […]
Search of Digital Information on a Cell Phone Cannot be Justified Under the Search Incident to Arrest Doctrine
The following story is one I wrote, and which was originally published in the July 2014 edition of Upon Further Review, a publication of the Philadelphia Bar Association. Reprinted here with permission of the Philadelphia Bar Association: Search of Digital Information on a Cell Phone Cannot be Justified Under the Search Incident to Arrest Doctrine […]
Phil. Homicide Detectives Begin Taping Interrogations
As reported on Philly.com today, the Philadelphia Police Department will begin taping interrogations in homicide cases. Do you think this will help the truth-determining process in Philadelphia courts? To read the article, click here. If you enjoyed this post, check out this criminal defense article. Were You Charged with a Crime in Pennsylvania or New […]
SCOTUS Hears Cell Phone Searches Incident to Arrest
The following story is one I wrote, and which was originally published in the March 2014 edition of Upon Further Review, a publication of the Philadelphia Bar Association. Re-printed here with permission of the Philadelphia Bar Association. The original work can be viewed at the Philadelphia Bar website. SCOTUS to Hear Companion Cases Involving Cell […]
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