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By Charles Toutant | June 5, 2017
The Appellate Division has ordered a new trial for a defendant convicted of passing bad checks after finding that the trial judge misapplied the applicable law on self-representation in criminal cases.
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By Max Mitchell | June 5, 2017
The arrest of a Main Line personal injury lawyer on allegations he stole $400,000 in client settlement funds may have been uncommon, but the case highlights an ever-present pitfalls in handling clients' money, say attorneys who represent lawyers in disciplinary cases.
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By Mitchell H. Portnoi | June 5, 2017
Does the punishment fit the crime of possessing a small amount of marijuana, when alcohol and cigarettes are legal?
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By Lizzy McLellan | June 5, 2017
Outlining their case against Bill Cosby on Monday, a Montgomery County prosecutor said multiple people, including the comedian himself, will provide evidence that Cosby is guilty of sexual assault. But the defense said not even the alleged victims' own statements show consistent evidence of a crime.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 2, 2017
Testimony about a surveillance video without production of the original video was harmless where commonwealth produced other properly admitted evidence establishing that appellant failed to make the cash deposit he claimed to have. Judgment of sentence affirmed.
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By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 2, 2017
28 USC §2255(a) Sentence Relief Is Denied As to Hobbs Act, RICO Conspiracy Convictions
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 2, 2017
Search valid where, during mere encounter, appellant admitted to police that he was in possession of marijuana, thereby granting police probable cause to arrest appellant and to search him incident to arrest. Order of the trial court reversed, case remanded.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 2, 2017
The court denied a motion to suppress evidence from a chemical blood test performed after a traffic stop, because defendant was not coerced into signing a consent to the blood draw.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 2, 2017
Magistrate erred in accepting guilty plea to misdemeanor offense after appellant was originally charged with aggravated assault, where magistrate lacked jurisdiction over misdemeanors that resulted from a reduced charge, and where attorney for the commonwealth was not present to withdraw charges. Order of the trial court affirmed.
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By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 2, 2017
Counsel's Alleged Deficiencies Were Result of Reasonable, but Unsuccessful, Trial Strategy
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