by Lea Bickerton | Jan 23, 2009 | Case Law Summaries, Mandatory Sentence
Commonwealth v. Hoke J-167-2008Topic: Mandatory Sentence – Conspiracy to Manufacture a Controlled SubstanceSummary: The mandatory minimum sentencing provision of 35 P.S. § 780-113(k) does not apply to conspiracy to manufacture of a controlled substance. The...
by Lea Bickerton | Jan 23, 2009 | Case Law Summaries, Suppression of Evidence
Commonwealth v. Snyder, et al. J-56ABCD-2008Topic: Suppression of Results from Destroyed EvidenceSummary: Where the prosecution has destroyed evidence before the defense has the opportunity to test and/or examine the evidence, suppression may only be granted if the...
by Lea Bickerton | Jan 23, 2009 | Prosecution News
Palm Beach County State Attorney Michael McAuliffe is proposing an innovative solution to issue of high caseloads in his office. McAuliffe is planning a program that would allow private civil attorneys to serve as special prosecutors to work on select misdemeanor...
by Lea Bickerton | Jan 23, 2009 | DUI
Mississippi State Representative Philip Gunn is proposing a new DUI law that would require first-time DUI offenders to have an interlock device installed on their vehicles. Under existing DUI law, interlock devices are only mandatory for a second or subsequent DUI...
by Lea Bickerton | Jan 20, 2009 | Other Blogs, Search and Seizure, Supreme Court
Professor David Harris of the University of Pittsburgh has posted a commentary on the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Herring v. Unites States at the University of Pittsburgh Faculty Law Blog. Professor Harris, who is well known for his research on racial...
