(412) 596-8124

BriefLaw: Commonwealth v. Young

Commonwealth v. Gaylend L. Young 2010 PA Super 2 (1/06/2010) Topic: Admissibility of  Evidence of Prior Crime When Defendant is Acquitted – Prior Bad Acts Summary: Under Pa.R.E. 404, the Commonwealth may admit evidence of a previous crime as a prior bad act even...

BriefLaw: Commonwealth v. Wyland

Commonwealth v. John W. Wyland 2010 PA Super 1 (1/05/2010) Topic: DUI – Motor Vehicle Stops – Trafficways Summary: A road on a highly-secured military base is not a trafficway under the Motor Vehicle Code. Click to access a23021_09.pdf Share this:Click to...

Book Review: “The Last Lawyer” by John Temple

Book Title: “The Last Lawyer: The Fight to Save Death Row Inmates” Author: John Temple Publisher: University of Mississippi Press Bickerton-Law Rating: 4/4 Most criminal defense attorneys will attest that defendants can be wrongfully convicted for many...