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By P.J. D'Annunzio | June 1, 2021
The jury instruction at issue involved the trial judge explaining to the jury that reasonable doubt is the only standard that supports a guilty verdict and that the state "is not required to meet some mathematical certainty" or "to demonstrate the complete impossibility of innocence."
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By Suzette Parmley | May 20, 2021
The split means an Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas ruling rejecting Fears' Post-Conviction Relief Act claims stands.
By Marcia Coyle | May 14, 2021
Over the years, scholars have looked closely at the justices' questioning habits, trying to decipher what it might mean for one side or the other to get more, or fewer, questions.
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | April 29, 2021
Previously, the state Superior Court held that a Lehigh County trial judge did not provide sufficient legal reasoning to support his decision that the search of a vehicle based on marijuana odor did not amount to probable cause.
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By Justin Henry | April 15, 2021
"This case is very important in the sense that it's going to set the rules of the road for how comfort dogs are used in courtrooms," said Karl Myers, chair of the appellate practice group with Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, who authored an amicus brief in favor of the position of prosecutors from the district attorney's office, but did not participate in the arguments.
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | April 7, 2021
U.S. District Judge William Martini declined the government's request to apply aggravating-role and obstruction-of-justice enhancements to the defendant's sentence, and reduced the sentencing range from 12 to 15 months in prison to zero to six months.
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By Suzette Parmley | March 4, 2021
The case could serve as a preview of what's to come as other states—including New Jersey—have moved to legalize medical and recreational marijuana, redefining legal parameters for law enforcement.
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By Max Mitchell | March 1, 2021
The justices are set to hear arguments in more than a dozen cases between March 9 and 10. The session, which will focus on cases that originated from the Philadelphia area, are scheduled to be livestreamed over Youtube.
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | March 1, 2021
Under the Pennsylvania Constitution, a justice of the Supreme Court must retire at the end of the calendar year in which they reach the age of 75. Saylor is set to retire Dec. 31.
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | February 2, 2021
In response to the complaint, Flower claimed the gun in the photo was a prop and that he did not own any operable firearms.
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