by Lea Bickerton | Feb 28, 2009 | Case Law Summaries, Escape Charges, Parole
Commonwealth v. Desmond Scott 2009 PA Super 34 (2/25/2009)Topic: Escape Charges – Parole v. Pre-release StatusSummary: Where a defendant is under pre-release status, he is not on parole and can thus be charged with escape if he leaves detention without...
by Lea Bickerton | Feb 28, 2009 | Case Law Summaries, Probation
Commonwealth v. Eric Richard Johnson 2009 PA Super 36 (2/26/2009)Topic: Probation – Credit for Time ServedSummary: Where a defendant was sentenced for a probation violation, the Superior Court concluded that he was entitled to credit for time-served prior to his...
by Lea Bickerton | Feb 25, 2009 | In the News
The Pittsburgh Police have issued a warning that anyone found residing in a foreclosed home will be charged with an offense ranging from trespassing to burglary (Burglary is a felony-level offense in Pennsylvania). For more information, go...
by Lea Bickerton | Feb 13, 2009 | Case Law Summaries, Criminal Law and Immigration Issues
Commonwealth v. Nava 2009 PA Super 28 (2/11/2009)Topic: State Judge requiring Illegal Alien to Leave PennsylvaniaSummary: State judges are permitted to investigate the citizenship status of a defendant. Further, a sentencing judge may not order an illegal alien to...
by Lea Bickerton | Feb 13, 2009 | Case Law Summaries, Guilty Pleas
Commonwealth v. Stutler 2009 PA Super 30 (2/11/2009)Topic: Use of Statements Made as a Result of Plea NegotiationsSummary: Where the defendant’s statement is involuntary and/or solicited and the defendant is under arrest, statements made as a result of a plea...
by Lea Bickerton | Feb 13, 2009 | Case Law Summaries, Identification Issues
Commonwealth v. Crork 2009 PA Super 24 (2/10/2009)Topic: Tattoo IdentificationSummary: The Pennsylvania Superior Court concluded that a tattoo is an inanimate object and not subject to the heightened identification/line-up protections to which an individual himself is...
