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  • Commonwealth v. Stefanowicz

    Publication Date: 2024-05-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 1012 MDA 2023

    Appellant appealed the trial court's judgment of sentence entered on his conviction of aggravated cruelty to an animal. The court affirmed, holding that the evidence was sufficient to convict appellant of one count of animal cruelty where he intentionally shot two dogs, only one of which had made physical contact with fenced deer that the dogs were violently harassing.

  • Commonwealth v. Watkins

    Publication Date: 2024-05-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Social Media
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 800 MDA 2023

    Appellant appealed the trial court's judgment of sentence entered on his jury trial conviction of receiving stolen property and driving on a suspended license. The court affirmed, holding that the trial court did not err in admitting into evidence screenshots taken from appellant's Facebook account, which appellant utilized to offer stolen items for sale, where the digital evidence was amply authenticated by law enforcement testimony, victim testimony, and account records procured from Facebook's parent corporation.

  • Commonwealth v. Rosario

    Publication Date: 2024-05-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 1430 MDA 2023

    Appellant appealed the trial court's order denying his petition for post-conviction relief. The court affirmed, holding that appellant did not receive ineffective assistance of counsel where his trial attorney recommended that he accept a favorable plea deal immediately before trial instead of pursuing a speedy trial motion that was unlikely to succeed in light of an adverse judicial ruling that Rule 600 computations were suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Commonwealth v. Santiago-Burgos

    Publication Date: 2024-04-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 573 MDA 2023

    Appellant appealed the trial court's judgment of sentence following his jury conviction on three counts of possession with the intent to deliver a controlled substance and related crimes. The court affirmed, holding that the trial court did not err in allowing Commonwealth to introduce at trial photographic evidence of appellant's chest tattoo, which depicted a scale, drugs and money.

  • Commonwealth v. Wright

    Publication Date: 2024-04-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 124 MDA 2023

    Appellant appealed the trial court's judgment of sentence entered after his jury conviction on charges of kidnap to facilitate a felony, robbery, and making terrorist threats. The court affirmed, holding that appellant's conviction was not against the weight of the evidence where his victim identified him by his eyes and other evidence linked him to the crimes charged. The court held further that the victim's voice identification of appellant was admissible at trial despite the fact that police played only a single voice sample for th

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  • Commonwealth v. Kline

    Publication Date: 2024-04-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 942 MDA 2023

    Appellant appealed his sentence after a jury found him guilty of multiple counts relating to the sexual abuse of the victims, his minor children. Sentence affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Williams

    Publication Date: 2024-04-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 853 MDA 2023

    PCRA court could base ruling on remand on the existing evidentiary record after conducting colloquy to confirm that defendant's waiver of counsel was knowing and voluntary, and where defendant did not object to the PCRA court's determination or request a new evidentiary hearing on remand. Order of the PCRA court affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Floyd

    Publication Date: 2024-03-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 525 EDA 2023

    Commonwealth appealed an order granting appellee's motion to suppress evidence from a search of appellee's vehicle. The court found that since there was probable cause to arrest appellee and for the officers to obtain a warrant to search his vehicle, the evidence recovered from the vehicle had an independent source. Reversed.

  • Kish v. Kish

    Publication Date: 2024-02-23
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 636 MDA 2023

    Trial court did not abuse its discretion in concluding that the doctrine of paternity by estoppel did not apply and in ordering genetic testing to determine child's paternity because child had a relationship with appellee and his family throughout his life to which appellant, through his action and inaction, acquiesced. Affirmed.

  • Mazzuca v. Abreu

    Publication Date: 2024-02-23
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 1264 EDA 2023

    Trial court erred in determining there were no contested issues of fact regarding venue and remand was required for evidence as to whether venue was proper in Philadelphia based on appellant's claim that she served appellee Abreu at her "office or usual place of business" pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 402(a)(2)(iii). Vacated and remanded.