by Lea Bickerton | Jan 11, 2010 | Blog
Commonwealth v. John W. Wyland 2010 PA Super 1 (1/05/2010) Topic: DUI – Motor Vehicle Stops – Trafficways Summary: A road on a highly-secured military base is not a trafficway under the Motor Vehicle Code. Click to access a23021_09.pdf Share this:Click to...
by Lea Bickerton | Dec 24, 2009 | Blog
Book Title: “The Last Lawyer: The Fight to Save Death Row Inmates” Author: John Temple Publisher: University of Mississippi Press Bickerton-Law Rating: 4/4 Most criminal defense attorneys will attest that defendants can be wrongfully convicted for many...
by Lea Bickerton | Dec 17, 2009 | Blog
Commonwealth v. Brian Hughes 2009 PA Super 240 (12/14/2009) Topic: Forgery – Grading – Cashier’s Checks Summary: The Superior Court concluded that a cashier’s check, unlike a personal check, is not a commercial instrument. Therefore, forging...
by Lea Bickerton | Dec 17, 2009 | Blog
Commonwealth v. Richard Thomas 2009 PA Super 245 (12/16/2009) Topic: Gun Crimes – Persons Not to Possess a Firearm – Operability of the Firearm Summary: Under 18 Pa. C.S.A. Section 6105, the firearm does not need to be operable for a defendant to be...
by Lea Bickerton | Dec 17, 2009 | Blog
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that Eric Jordan, a former ACORN worker charged with voter fraud in the aftermath of the 2008 elections, was found not guilty of the charges brought against him on Wednesday, December 16, 2009. For more information, go to:...
