by Lea Bickerton | Apr 23, 2009 | Proposed Laws, Traffic Ticket
In a close vote, the Pennsylvania State House has rejected a proposed ban on handheld cell phones for automobile drivers. The measure was rejected by a 100-95 vote.http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09112/964745-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml Share this:Click to share on Facebook...
by Lea Bickerton | Apr 20, 2009 | Case Law Summaries, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Commonwealth v. Dwayne Brown 2009 PA Super 69 (4/15/2009)Topic: PCRA-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel – Conflict of InterestSummary: Although dual representation does not create an automatic conflict of interest, an attorney who attempts to represent multiple...
by Lea Bickerton | Apr 16, 2009 | Juvenile Issues, Sex Crimes, Sexting
Beginning in July 2009, teens caught “sexting” may be charged with a federal sex crime. Under the Adam Walsh Act, any person who creates and/or sends a nude picture of a minor may be charged with a felony. In its current form, the law does not create an...
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 | Apr 10, 2009 | Case Law Summaries, PCRA
Commonwealth v. Marvin Jamine Robinson 2009 PA Super 65 (4/09/2009)Topic: Post-Conviction Relief Act – Pro se RepresentationSummary: Where an appellant wishes to represent himself in a PCRA proceeding, the court must conduct a full colloquy pursuant to...
