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BriefLaw: Commonwealth v. Steven Smith
Commonwealth v. Steven T. Smith 2009 PA Super 209 (10/30/2009) Topic: Drug Offenses – Mandatory Sentences – Sentencing Entrapment and Sentencing Manipulation Summary: If the Commonwealth prolongs an investigation in order to increase a defendant’s sentence, the mandatory sentence will not apply to the latter sentences. Facts: The Attorney General’s Drug Strike Force made four controlled drug buys from Steven T. Smith over the course of a year. The additional…
BriefLaw: Commonwealth v. Gregory Ricky Brown
Commonwealth v. Gregory Ricky Brown J-49-2009 (10/20/2009) Topic: Restitution – Payment to a Government Summary:…
BriefLaw: Commonwealth v. Rivera
Commonwealth v. Juan M. Rivera 2009 PA Super 207 (10/26/2009) Topic: Burglary – What Constitutes…
BriefLaw: Commonwealth v. Brown
Commonwealth v. Zebula Melvin Brown 2009 PA Super 199 (10/14/2009) Topic: Appeal of the Discretionary…
BriefLaw: Commonwealth v. Perry
Commonwealth v. Thomas A. Perry, Jr. 2009 PA Super 196 (10/06/2009) Topic: DUI – Reasonable…
BriefLaw: Commonwealth v. Boich
Commonwealth v. Daryl Boich 2009 PA Super 195 (10/06/2009) Topic: Rape Charges – Sex Crime…
BriefLaw: Commonwealth v. Haag
Commonwealth v. Patrick A. Haag, Sr J-41-2009 (10/23/2009) Topic: DUI – Prior Offenses Summary: For…
In the News: Drug warrants issued in Coraopolis
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office and Coraopolis Police are…
In the News: Arsonist charged with murder for heart attack deaths
Rickie Lee Fowler has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder after after five…
In the News: Craigslist lawsuit dismissed
U.S. District Court Judge John Grady has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Craiglist alleging that…
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