by Lea Bickerton | May 29, 2009 | Case Law Summaries, Sentence Modifications, sentencing
Commonwealth v. Matthew Wayne Dietrich J-61-2009 (5/27/2009)Topic: Restitution – Amending a Restitution OrderSummary: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court concluded that a restitution order that sets an amount of restitution and states that the order is subject to...
by Lea Bickerton | May 5, 2009 | Case Law Summaries, Parole, Probation, sentencing
Commonwealth v. Mears 2009 PA Super 83 (5/04/2009)Topic: Sentencing Conditions – Random Searches as a Condition of Probation or ParoleSummary: The Superior Court reversed and remanded where the trial court made random residence searches a condition of...
by Lea Bickerton | Apr 12, 2009 | sentencing
Federal Judge Robert C. Mitchell has ruled that common pleas judges in Pennsylvania are permitted to ban convicts from a municipality only when the defendant is given a “county sentence” (a county sentence is any sentence less than two years of...
by Lea Bickerton | Mar 31, 2009 | Case Law Summaries, sentencing
Commonwealth v. Ede 529 MAL 2008 (3/26/2009)Topic: Recidivist Sentencing LawsSummary: In Commonwealth v. Ede, 949 A.2d 926 (Pa. Super. 2008), Ede was twice convicted of fleeing or eluding from law enforcement. However, Ede committed the second fleeing or eluding...
by Lea Bickerton | Mar 19, 2009 | Megan's Law, Proposed Laws, sentencing
Pennsylvania lawmakers are currently considering legislation that would require “ultra-violent” offenders to register under Megan’s Law. Under a Megan’s Law registry, members of the general public are able to see who the violent offenders are...
