by Bickerton Law | Aug 4, 2022 | Blog, Blog Posts, Guilty Pleas, In the News
San Francisco’s new district attorney, Brooke Jenkins, announced that her office was rescinding 30 plea offers made to defendants under her predecessor. Jenkins was installed as the district attorney after Chesa Boudin was recalled in June. DA Jenkins defended...
by Lea Bickerton | Jul 12, 2010 | Blog, Blog Posts, Evidentiary Issues, Guilty Pleas
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. Click to access...
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 | Oct 12, 2008 | Criminal Law Basics, Guilty Pleas
On Wednesday October 11th, John Cusack’s alleged stalker became a prime example of how many plea bargains are rejected. While entering a no-contest plea, Emily Leatherman claimed that her attorney forced her to enter into the plea agreement. So, the judge...
