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(Opinions are organized in reverse chronological order.  The citation "nopost" indicates the opinion has not yet been posted.)

 

Commonwealth vs. Richardson (Richardson082610g)  -  Judge Richard A. Gray (Issued:  August 26, 2010)

[Criminal]    Summary:  Motion to quash subpoena of public defender; attorney/client privilege; testimony concerning information relayed to defendant by his attorney about reporting to jail.  (Posted: Aug 26, 2010)

Bower vs. Bower (Bower082610g)  -  Judge Richard A. Gray (Issued:  August 26, 2010)

[Civil]    Summary:  Appeal; denial of protection from abuse petition; business feud or family feud that developed between siblings; plaintiff not fearful for her safety.  (Posted: Aug 26, 2010)

Commonwealth vs. Turner (Turner082610bt)  -  Judge Nancy L. Butts (Issued:  August 26, 2010)

[Criminal]    Summary:  Petition for writ of habeas corpus; prima facie case; establishing possession of gun and drugs found in house; motion to suppress evidence; consensual search; gun found while searching for a person, within the scope of the search.  (Posted: Aug 28, 2010)

Doebler vs. Tucker Arensberg, PC (Doebler082010g)  -  Judge Richard A. Gray (Issued:  August 20, 2010)

[Civil]    Summary:  Motion for summary judgment; standing of shareholder to sue for legal malpractice on behalf of corporation; statute of limitations; relitigating previously settled claims; legal malpractice relating to possible protection of right to compete in stock sale transaction; speculative claim; causation issue.  (Posted: Aug 20, 2010)

Commonwealth vs. Blunt (nopost)  -  Judge Marc F. Lovecchio (Issued:  August 17, 2010)

[Criminal]    Summary:  Petition to expunge summary offense record; summary conviction; adverse consequences of criminal history; remedial purpose of statute.  (Posted: Aug 19, 2010)

Commonwealth vs. Worthy (nopost)  -  Judge Marc F. Lovecchio (Issued:  August 17, 2010)

[Criminal]    Summary:  Petition for writ of for habeas corpus; prima facie case of burglary; stolen items found on dresser used by defendant.  (Posted: Aug 19, 2010)

Commonwealth vs. Randall (Randall081710bt)  -  Judge Nancy L. Butts (Issued:  August 17, 2010)

[Criminal]    Summary:  Post conviction relief act petition; timeliness; order from which time runs.  (Posted: Aug 18, 2010)

Commonwealth vs. Grimes (nopost)  -  Judge Marc F. Lovecchio (Issued:  August 16, 2010)

[Criminal]    Summary:  Motion to suppress; street encounter; inadvertent dropping of baggie with marijuana; reasonable suspicion of criminal activity.  (Posted: Aug 18, 2010)

Commonwealth vs. Kepner (Kepner081610bt)  -  Judge Nancy L. Butts (Issued:  August 16, 2010)

[Criminal]    Summary:  Appeal.  (Posted: Aug 17, 2010)

Commonwealth vs. Perry (nopost)  -  Judge Marc F. Lovecchio (Issued:  August 13, 2010)

[Criminal]    Summary:  Motion to suppress; DUI; violation of city ordinance; tire squealing of 2 second duration; reasonable suspicion of violation of the law.  (Posted: Aug 19, 2010)

Carn vs. Pa DOT Bureau of Driver Licensing (Carn080510m)  -  Judge Joy Reynolds McCoy (Issued:  August 5, 2010)

[Administrative Appeal]    Summary:  Appeal; license recall case; vision and medical conditions; requiring a licensee to take a driver examination after competency to drive has been established; shifting burden of proof; need for Department to rebut licensee's proof at the hearing.  (Posted: Aug 10, 2010)

Commonwealth vs. Thomas-Smith (nopost)  -  Judge Marc F. Lovecchio (Issued:  July 30, 2010)

[Criminal]    Summary:  Appeal; waiver of arguments.  (Posted: Aug 10, 2010)

Commonwealth vs. Coleman (Coleman072910bt)  -  Judge Nancy L. Butts (Issued:  July 29, 2010)

[Criminal]    Summary:  Motion to suppress; vehicle stop; fugitive movements of passenger; authority to conduct a frisk of passenger; discovery of small knotted object that could not reasonably be assumed to be a weapon, custodial interrogation.  (Posted: Aug 10, 2010)

Commonwealth vs. Thompson (nopost)  -  Judge Nancy L. Butts (Issued:  July 29, 2010)

[Criminal]    Summary:  Motion to terminate ARD; violation of no contact and alcohol conditions of ARD; ignoring warnings of possible revocation due to violations.  (Posted: Aug 10, 2010)

Commonwealth vs. Webster (Webster072910bt)  -  Judge Nancy L. Butts (Issued:  July 29, 2010)

[Criminal]    Summary:  Motion to suppress; probable cause demonstrated in search warrant; reliability of confidential informant.  (Posted: Aug 10, 2010)

Commonwealth vs. Bradley (Bradley072810bt)  -  Judge Nancy L. Butts (Issued:  July 28, 2010)

[Criminal]    Summary:  Appeal; specific performance of plea agreement; recusal; lack of prejudgment or bias; authority to order rule 1925 statement.  (Posted: Jul 28, 2010)

Commonwealth vs. Weeks (Weeks072710L)  -  Judge Marc F. Lovecchio (Issued:  July 27, 2010)

[Criminal]    Summary:  Commonwealth motion in limine to admit bad acts; propensity evidence; evidence relating to withdrawn charge.  (Posted: Jul 30, 2010)

Commonwealth vs. Coleman (Coleman072710L)  -  Judge Marc F. Lovecchio (Issued:  July 27, 2010)

[Criminal]    Summary:  Motion to suppress; vehicle stop; tinted windows; intelligence that the driver had or was getting a gun; pat down and wingspan search leading to the discovery of drugs; reasonable belief that vehicle occupant was dangerous.  (Posted: Jul 30, 2010)

Commonwealth vs. Moore (Moore072710L)  -  Judge Marc F. Lovecchio (Issued:  July 27, 2010)

[Criminal]    Summary:  Appeal; sufficiency and weight of evidence of possession of heroin found in a shared hotel room, and intent to deliver.  (Posted: Jul 30, 2010)

Commonwealth vs. Neal (Neal072110bt)  -  Judge Nancy L. Butts (Issued:  July 21, 2010)

[Criminal]    Summary:  Post conviction hearing act petition; drug case; ineffective counsel; failure to file appeal brief; presumption of prejudice; reinstatement of appeal rights.  (Posted: Jul 24, 2010)

Commonwealth vs. $4,420.00 U.S. Currency (Slaughter072010g)  -  Judge Richard A. Gray (Issued:  July 20, 2010)

[Civil]    Summary:  Appeal; motion for return of currency; 7 year old forfeiture order; timeliness of motion.  (Posted: Jul 20, 2010)

Commonwealth vs. Hickman (HICKMAN071910L)  -  Judge Marc F. Lovecchio (Issued:  July 19, 2010)

[Criminal]    Summary:  Motion to suppress; reasonable suspicion to conduct pat down search; individual with criminal record, acting "out of sorts" and appearing aggressive in a high crime area at night..  (Posted: Jul 30, 2010)

Insinger and Insinger's Personal Care Home, Inc. vs. Quality Air Mechanical, Inc. and Automatic Sprinkler Supply, Inc. (Insinger071510g)  -  Judge Richard A. Gray (Issued:  July 15, 2010)

[Civil]    Summary:  Preliminary objections; gist of the action; claimed social policy duty, negligent performance of contractual duties.  (Posted: Jul 15, 2010)

Commonwealth vs. Schneider (Scheider071510L)  -  Judge Marc F. Lovecchio (Issued:  July 15, 2010)

[Criminal]    Summary:  Motion to suppress; search and seizure; drug case; odor of marijuana coming from college campus apartment; search by apartment employee under provision of housing contract; agent of police; signed consent to search.  (Posted: Aug 11, 2010)

Commonwealth vs. Camp; Commonwealth vs. Camp; Commonwealth vs. Fisher (Camp-Fisher071610m)  -  Judge Joy Reynolds McCoy (Issued:  July 14, 2010)

[Criminal]    Summary:  Motion to consolidate; drug case; timeliness; prejudice; refusal of joint defendants to testify in joint trial.  (Posted: Jul 16, 2010)

Commonwealth vs. Louk (louk071310L)  -  Judge Marc F. Lovecchio (Issued:  July 14, 2010)

[Criminal]    Summary:  Motion to suppress; DUI case; reasonable suspicion to stop a vehicle; inability of driver to keep his vehicle within the driving lane.  (Posted: Jul 30, 2010)

Commonwealth vs. Webster; Commonwealth vs. Brown; Commonwealth vs. Thompson (Webster07132010L)  -  Judge Marc F. Lovecchio (Issued:  July 13, 2010)

[Criminal]    Summary:  Motion to reconsider denial of motion to amend and consolidate; evidence submitted by offer of proof in consolidation hearings; lack of notice of claimed change of policy by court; consideration of factual information included in briefs .  (Posted: Jul 30, 2010)

Commonwealth vs. Parker (Parker071310bt)  -  Judge Nancy L. Butts (Issued:  July 13, 2010)

[Criminal]    Summary:  Post conviction relief act petition; challenging discretionary aspects of sentence.  (Posted: Sep 8, 2010)

Commonwealth vs. Hennigan (Hennigan070910g)  -  Judge Richard A. Gray (Issued:  July 9, 2010)

[Criminal]    Summary:  Post sentence motion; sufficiency and weight of the evidence; indecent assault; lack of evidence of no consent; merger of sentence; harmless error; corruption of minors; purchasing of cigarettes for 13 year old and sexual conduct; sufficiency of uncorroborated testimony of complaining witness .  (Posted: Aug 20, 2010)

Dunlap vs. Dunlap (dunlap070910a)  -  Judge Dudley N. Anderson (Issued:  July 9, 2010)

[Divorce]    Summary:  Request for attorney fees; failure of counsel to withdraw petition that had become moot because issue was settled; failure to notify court of resolution of the petition.  (Posted: Jul 9, 2010)

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