In Commonwealth v. Phillips, 2008 Pa. Super. 30 (2008), the Superior Court of Pennsylvania reaffirms this month that the deadly-weapon enhancement contained in the Pennsylvania Sentencing Guidelines, 204 Pa.Code Sec. 303.10, can be applied to an unarmed co-conspirator. When the deadly-weapon enhancement is applied, the sentencing judge’s discretionary range of time to sentence a defendant […]
Treatment of Prisoners Looking Worse and Worse
According to an article in the New York Times, the Defense Department has reported nearly 50 destroyed video tapes documenting interrogations of two terrorism suspects, including footage of forcible gagging. After the Pentagon review that was sparked this January when the CIA acknowledged the destruction of certain videos of interrogations, it appears that more interrogations […]
Philadelphia Eagles Left Defensive Tackle Allegedly Charged With Possession of Marijuana in New Jersey
According to an article in the Philadelphia Daily News, Eagles’ Left Defensive Tackle Mike Patterson has been charged with marijuana possession. The article says that he was arrested in Evesham Township, New Jersey, along with his brother, Tyrone Patterson. To read more about the charges, click here.Article Update: Prisoner treatment keeps getting worse. Read more […]
Criminal Lawyer Update: There’s No Doubt About It, Homicide by DUI Requires a Sentence of at Least Three to Six Years for Each Victim
The Pennsylvania General Assembly has spoken, and the Homicide by DUI Law requires a consecutive sentence of three to six years of incarceration for each victim of homicide by DUI. In Commonwealth v. Stemple, 2008 Pa. Super. 1 (2008), the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled that the Homicide by DUI statute requires a sentence of […]
Criminal Lawyer Update: Although Plain View Doctrine May Establish Probable Cause, its Not an Exception to the Warrant Requirement
We all know that the general rule is that police must have a valid search warrant to search or seize objects in a home. In a new case handed down by the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Commonwealth v. Newton, 2007 Pa. Super. 409 (2007), in an opinion written by Judge Johnson, the Court reaffirms this […]