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		<title>In the News: AOPC to review Allegheny Cty transfer of rape case</title>
		<link>http://bickerton-law.com/2010/07/15/in-the-news-aopc-to-review-allegheny-cty-transfer-of-rape-case/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 04:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pittsburgh Tribune Review reports that the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts is reviewing an incident where an Allegheny County court employee reassigned a case after a relative, who happened to be a public official at the time, requested that the case be moved. George Matta, then the Clerk of Courts of Allegheny County, sent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BriefLaw: Commonwealth v. Willard Oakley Moser</title>
		<link>http://bickerton-law.com/2010/07/12/brieflaw-commonwealth-v-willard-oakley-moser/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commonwealth v. Willard Oakley Moser 2010 PA Super 119 (7/08/2010) Topic: Evidence of Prior Trials in Current Cases Summary: Under Pa.R.E. 410(a)(2), evidence of a prior nolo contendere plea is inadmissible in any future criminal proceedings. http://www.aopc.org/OpPosting/Superior/out/S33002_10.pdf]]></description>
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		<title>In the News: PA legislator proposes law criminalizing witness failure to report violent crime</title>
		<link>http://bickerton-law.com/2010/06/21/in-the-news-pa-legislator-proposes-law-criminalizing-witness-failure-to-report-violent-crime/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:44:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports that Pennsylvania State Senator Kim Ward has preposed a law that would make the failure to report a violent crime a criminal offense.  The bill is named &#8220;Jennifer&#8217;s Law&#8221; in honor of &#8220;a Westmoreland County woman who was tortured and murdered.&#8221; For more information, go to: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10172/1067209-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml http://senatorward.com/press/2010/0610/061810.htm]]></description>
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		<title>In the News: Pittsburgh mayor replaces majority of city&#8217;s Citizen Police Review Board</title>
		<link>http://bickerton-law.com/2010/06/18/in-the-news-pittsburgh-mayor-replaces-majority-of-citys-citizen-police-review-board/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 03:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports that Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl has replaced the majority of the city&#8217;s Citizen Police Review Board.  The new appointments would replace five out of seven members of the board.  Ravenstahl&#8217;s announcement happened to coincide with a contempt of court proceeding the Citizen Review Board filed against Pittsburgh Police Chief Nate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BriefLaw: Commonwealth v. Doty</title>
		<link>http://bickerton-law.com/2010/06/17/brieflaw-commonwealth-v-doty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commonwealth v. Christopher Doty  2010 PA Super 105 (06/09/2010) Topic: Fugitive Status &#8211; Waiver v. Forfeiture of Appellate Rights - Challenging an Illegal Sentence Summary: When a defendant becomes a fugitive from justice during the appellate period, he may forfeit his right to pursue an appellate review.  This forfeiture applies to issues that cannot be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BriefLaw:  Commonwealth v. Abraham</title>
		<link>http://bickerton-law.com/2010/06/17/brieflaw-commonwealth-v-abraham/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commonwealth v. Joseph Abraham  2010 PA Super 104 (6/08/2010) Topic: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel &#8211; PCRA &#8211; Collateral Consequences Summary: In view of the U.S. Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling in Padilla v. Kentucky, the fact that a consequence of a conviction is a collateral one will not protect an attorney from an ineffective assistance of counsel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In the News: Lea T Bickerton named Rising Star in 2010 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine</title>
		<link>http://bickerton-law.com/2010/05/27/in-the-news-lea-t-bickerton-named-rising-star-in-2010-pennsylvania-super-lawyers-magazine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 18:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bickerton and Bickerton attorney Lea T. Bickerton has been named a Rising Star in the 2010 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine.  According to SuperLawyers.com, &#8220;no more than 2.5 percent [of Pennsylvania attorneys] are named to the Rising Stars list.&#8221; For more information, go to: http://www.superlawyers.com/about/selection_process.html]]></description>
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		<title>In the News: ABC&#8217;s 20/20 Reveals flaws in arson science</title>
		<link>http://bickerton-law.com/2010/05/09/in-the-news-abcs-2020-reveals-flaws-in-arson-science/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 01:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although many assume that arson investigations are based on hard science, the May 7, 2010 episode of 20/20 pointed out numerous flaws with arson science.  The investigation revealed that many assumptions made by arson investigators are based on word of mouth rather than scientific analysis.  Examples included conclusions of points of origin, the use of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In the News: Westmoreland Cty jail visits temporarily suspended</title>
		<link>http://bickerton-law.com/2010/04/06/in-the-news-westmoreland-cty-jail-visits-temporarily-suspended/</link>
		<comments>http://bickerton-law.com/2010/04/06/in-the-news-westmoreland-cty-jail-visits-temporarily-suspended/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pittsburgh news channel WPXI reports that inmate visits at the Westmoreland County Jail have been suspended until further notice due to a faulty elevator.  The elevator in question seriously injured a county jail employee in March. For more information, go to: http://www.wpxi.com/news/23065221/detail.html]]></description>
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		<title>In the News: ACLU opposes PA sexting law</title>
		<link>http://bickerton-law.com/2010/02/04/in-the-news-aclu-opposes-pa-sexting-law/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:51:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the ACLU and the Juvenile Law Center are opposing a Pennsylvania bill that is intended to make sexting a lesser offense for minors.  The ACLU argues that by criminalizing sexting, juveniles are left with a permanent mark that would harm their ability to get a job, be admitted to certain [...]]]></description>
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