by Lea Bickerton | Mar 17, 2009 | Laws of Questionable Merit, News Update, Pittsburgh City Ordinances
**UPDATE FOR “In the News: PGH City Council considers ordinance banning porch sofas”Pittsburgh City Council has unanimously passed an ordinance banning city residents from keeping upholstered furniture designed for indoor use on an unenclosed porch. The...
by Lea Bickerton | Mar 17, 2009 | Case Law Summaries, PCRA
Commonwealth v. William Mikell 2009 PA Super 44 (3/17/2009)Topic: PCRA – Waiver – Reinstatement of Right to a Direct AppealSummary: When an issue is waived on direct appeal, an appellant cannot later claim that he was denied the right to a direct...
by Lea Bickerton | Mar 17, 2009 | Appeal, Case Law Summaries, sentencing
Commonwealth v. Michael John Paul Macias 2009 PA Super 45 (3/17/2009)Topic: Sentencing – Abuse of Discretion – Impermissible Factors to ConsiderSummary: Where a sentencing court justifies its enhanced sentence (in part) by stating that the facts of the...
by Lea Bickerton | Mar 16, 2009 | Case Law Summaries, Search and Seizure, Suppression of Evidence
Commonwealth v. John Charles Lee, II 2009 PA Super 43 (3/13/2009)Topic: DUI – Suppression of Evidence – Exigent CircumstancesSummary: Where the police were investigating a report of property damage (an offense that is considered to be of low-gravity),...
by Lea Bickerton | Mar 11, 2009 | Case Law Summaries, Search and Seizure, Suppression of Evidence
Commonwealth v. Hakim Johnson 2009 PA Super 41 (3/11/2009)Topic: Suppression of Evidence – Exigency Exception to the Warrant RequirementSummary: Where a police officer is attempting to determine the identity of a crime victim who is not suspected of committing a...
