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 | Jun 17, 2010 | Blog, Blog Posts, Case Law Summaries
Commonwealth v. Christopher Doty 2010 PA Super 105 (06/09/2010) Topic: Fugitive Status – Waiver v. Forfeiture of Appellate Rights – Challenging an Illegal Sentence Summary: When a defendant becomes a fugitive from justice during the appellate period, he...
by Lea Bickerton | Jun 17, 2010 | Blog, Case Law Summaries, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, PCRA
Commonwealth v. Joseph Abraham 2010 PA Super 104 (6/08/2010) Topic: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel – PCRA – Collateral Consequences Summary: In view of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Padilla v. Kentucky, the fact that a consequence of a...
by Lea Bickerton | Jan 31, 2010 | Blog
Commonwealth v. Lenora Rodriguez 2010 PA Super 14 (1/29/2010) Topic: Retail Theft – Intent Element of the Offense Summary: To convict a defendant of Retail Theft, the Commonwealth must prove that she had intent to permanently deprive the store of the...
by Lea Bickerton | Jan 11, 2010 | Blog
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...
