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(Opinions are organized in reverse chronological order. The citation "nopost" indicates the opinion has not yet been posted.)
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[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) |
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[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) |
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[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) |
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[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) |
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[Criminal] Summary: Petition to expunge summary offense record; summary conviction; adverse consequences of criminal history; remedial purpose of statute. (Posted: Aug 19, 2010) |
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[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) |
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[Criminal] Summary: Post conviction relief act petition; timeliness; order from which time runs. (Posted: Aug 18, 2010) |
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[Criminal] Summary: Motion to suppress; street encounter; inadvertent dropping of baggie with marijuana; reasonable suspicion of criminal activity. (Posted: Aug 18, 2010) |
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[Criminal] Summary: Appeal. (Posted: Aug 17, 2010) |
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[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) |
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[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) |
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[Criminal] Summary: Appeal; waiver of arguments. (Posted: Aug 10, 2010) |
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[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) |
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[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) |
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[Criminal] Summary: Motion to suppress; probable cause demonstrated in search warrant; reliability of confidential informant. (Posted: Aug 10, 2010) |
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[Criminal] Summary: Appeal; specific performance of plea agreement; recusal; lack of prejudgment or bias; authority to order rule 1925 statement. (Posted: Jul 28, 2010) |
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[Criminal] Summary: Commonwealth motion in limine to admit bad acts; propensity evidence; evidence relating to withdrawn charge. (Posted: Jul 30, 2010) |
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[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) |
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[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) |
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[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) |
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[Civil] Summary: Appeal; motion for return of currency; 7 year old forfeiture order; timeliness of motion. (Posted: Jul 20, 2010) |
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[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) |
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[Civil] Summary: Preliminary objections; gist of the action; claimed social policy duty, negligent performance of contractual duties. (Posted: Jul 15, 2010) |
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[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) |
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[Criminal] Summary: Motion to consolidate; drug case; timeliness; prejudice; refusal of joint defendants to testify in joint trial. (Posted: Jul 16, 2010) |
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[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) |
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[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) |
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[Criminal] Summary: Post conviction relief act petition; challenging discretionary aspects of sentence. (Posted: Sep 8, 2010) |
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[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) |
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[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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