Skip navigation
Criminal Legal News

Search

More search options »
237 results
Page 3 of 12. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 | Next »

Pennsylvania’s Marijuana Pardon Project Had the Potential to Help Thousands but Fell Short
Article • December 8, 2022
Filed under: Resentencing, Marijuana Laws/Issues
Pennsylvania’s Marijuana Pardon Project Had the Potential to Help Thousands but Fell Short by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On December 1, 2022, the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons made decisions on the 2,600 applications it received under Democratic Governor Tom Wolf’s PA Marijuana Pardon Project available during September …
St Clair v. Lenkey, PA, Complaint, Failure to Provide Medical Treatment, 2022
Brief • December 1, 2022
Filed under: Failure to Treat
St Clair v. Lenkey, PA, Complaint, Failure to Provide Medical Treatment, 2022 Case 2:22-cv-00049-WSH-KT Document 72 Filed 12/01/22 Page 1 of 23 T\r\e. U"1\-~( S\£\.-\'e.S O\s\-ril!.\ lo_vr..\- __ _ For'i"~ _____.we..s~iLO.~.sx1 k\_o_Lee.(}_~s)f_\y~;f"--------------------- --c-------1---ek t:\C1_£...S.1-t.\.c..~---'"i'-'-t ' _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ …
Three Former Pennsylvania Cops Plead Guilty in Tragic Shooting Death of 8-Year-old Girl
Article • November 17, 2022
Filed under: Police--Excessive Force, Juveniles
Three Former Pennsylvania Cops Plead Guilty in Tragic Shooting Death of 8-Year-old Girl by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On November 11, 2022, three former Sharon Park police officers pleaded guilty to lesser charges in the death of an eight-year-old girl killed in the crossfire between them and …
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces Challenge to Presumptively Vindictive Sentence Constitutes ‘Legality Challenge’ and Thus Cognizable Under PCRA
Article • November 15, 2022 • from CLN December, 2022
Filed under: U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Excessive Charges
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces Challenge to Presumptively Vindictive Sentence Constitutes ‘Legality Challenge’ and Thus Cognizable Under PCRA by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that a vindictive sentencing claim pursuant to North Carolina v. Pearce, 395 U.S. 711 (1969), meets the definition of a legality …
News in Brief
Article • November 15, 2022 • from CLN December, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: Court documents revealed the week of Oct. 3, 2022, show that a former Brookside police chief, Mike Jones, was indicted by a grand jury for speeding and impersonating an officer. AL.com reported that Jones had resigned from his post as the town’s Chief of Police …
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces Challenge to SORNA-Based Illegality of Sentence Claim Cannot Be Waived, Allowing for Challenge at Any Time — Even if First Raised on Appeal
Article • November 15, 2022 • from CLN December, 2022
Filed under: U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Waiver of Appeal Rights, Sex Offense Registration Act (SORNA)
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces Challenge to SORNA-Based Illegality of Sentence Claim Cannot Be Waived, Allowing for Challenge at Any Time — Even if First Raised on Appeal by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that challenges to the legality of an imposed sentence — …
Philadelphia DA Krasner Calls Cop’s Arrest for Sexual Exploitation of Children ‘An Extremely Disturbing Case’
Article • October 27, 2022
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Battered Child/Spouse Evidence, Sexual Abuse/Harrassment/Exploitation, Child Pornography
Philadelphia DA Krasner Calls Cop’s Arrest for Sexual Exploitation of Children ‘An Extremely Disturbing Case’ by Kaden Gicker On Sep. 30, 2022, WCAU in Philadelphia reported that a former police officer was charged with the sexual exploitation of minors and the tampering of witnesses to it. Patrick Heron, 52, retired …
Third Circuit Announces First Step Act Applies Retroactively to Defendant Whose Pre-Act Sentence Vacated After Act’s Enactment
Article • September 15, 2022 • from CLN October, 2022
Filed under: First Step Act
Third Circuit Announces First Step Act Applies Retroactively to Defendant Whose Pre-Act Sentence Vacated After Act’s Enactment by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit joined the Fourth, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits regarding the retroactivity of the First Step Act of 2018 (“FSA”) …
News in Brief
Article • August 15, 2022 • from CLN September, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Canada: Techdirt reported that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (“RCMP”), a division of that country’s federal law enforcement akin to the FBI, used malware to spy on people’s personal communications. The report came after the RCMP admitted to doing so in the summer of 2022. The …
Third Circuit Suppresses Evidence Found After Police Created Safety Concern to Justify Prolonging Traffic Stop
Article • July 15, 2022 • from CLN August, 2022
Filed under: Traffic Stops, Suppression
Third Circuit Suppresses Evidence Found After Police Created Safety Concern to Justify Prolonging Traffic Stop by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that prolonging a traffic stop, even for a short period of time, to ensure an officer’s safety is …
Third Circuit: District Court’s Focus on Substance of Defendant’s Meritless Arguments in Denying Request to Represent Himself Resulted in Inadequate Inquiry Prior to Denial in Violation of Sixth Amend...
Article • July 15, 2022 • from CLN August, 2022
Filed under: Self-representation
Third Circuit: District Court’s Focus on Substance of Defendant’s Meritless Arguments in Denying Request to Represent Himself Resulted in Inadequate Inquiry Prior to Denial in Violation of Sixth Amendment by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that U.S. District Court for …
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Clarifies Ex Post Facto Analysis Focuses on When, Not Where, Crime Occurred and Does Not Require Showing of Disadvantage to Defendant
Article • July 15, 2022 • from CLN August, 2022
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Clarifies Ex Post Facto Analysis Focuses on When, Not Where, Crime Occurred and Does Not Require Showing of Disadvantage to Defendant by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that the state’s sex-offender registry law constitutes punishment when imposed retroactively to sex offenders …
University of Pennsylvania-Decarceration's Inside Partners, March 2022
Publication • 2022
Filed under: Criminal Justice, Criminal History
University of Pennsylvania-Decarceration's Inside Partners, March 2022 PennLaw UNIVERSITY of PEN SYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper Series Research Paper No. 22-24 Decarceration’s Inside Partners Seema Saifee UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL This paper can be downloaded without charge from the Social Science Research …
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces Smell of Marijuana Alone No Longer Establishes Probable Cause to Conduct Warrantless Vehicle Search
Article • May 15, 2022 • from CLN June, 2022
Filed under: Vehicle Searches, Warrantless Searches, Marijuana Laws/Issues
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces Smell of Marijuana Alone No Longer Establishes Probable Cause to Conduct Warrantless Vehicle Search by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that the smell of marijuana, by itself, no longer creates probable cause to justify a warrantless search of a vehicle …
Ex-Pennsylvania Police Chief Found Guilty of Raping Girl, 6, With His Friend for Years
Article • April 11, 2022
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Rape of Minor
Ex-Pennsylvania Police Chief Found Guilty of Raping Girl, 6, With His Friend for Years by Brooke Kaufman by Brooke Kaufman  Former Pennsylvania police chief Brent Getz was found guilty of raping a six-year-old girl with his friend for years, authorities said. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced the jury’s verdict …
Pennsylvania Clearing the Way for More Clemencies and Commutations in 2022
Article • April 11, 2022
Filed under: Pardons/Clemency
Pennsylvania Clearing the Way for More Clemencies and Commutations in 2022 by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott April is Second Chance Month for those whose lives have been changed by an encounter with the criminal justice system in the United States. The state of Pennsylvania, under the leadership …
Third Circuit, Joining Every Other Circuit That’s Addressed the Issue, Holds Hobbs Act Robbery Does Not Qualify as ‘Crime of Violence’
Article • March 15, 2022 • from CLN April, 2022
Filed under: Solicitation to Commit a Crime of Violence, Possession or Use of Firearms, Hobbs Act
Third Circuit, Joining Every Other Circuit That’s Addressed the Issue, Holds Hobbs Act Robbery Does Not Qualify as ‘Crime of Violence’ by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In a precedential ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that Hobbs Act robbery does not qualify as …
Police Disparage Philadelphia Citizenry with False Report That SEPTA Riders Stood Idle While Passenger was Raped
Article • March 15, 2022 • from CLN April, 2022
Filed under: Sexual Assault
Police Disparage Philadelphia Citizenry with False Report That SEPTA Riders Stood Idle While Passenger was Raped by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney During a late-night SEPTA train ride on the Market-Frankford line in October 2021, a woman was raped. In an apparent rush to disparage Philadelphia’s citizenry, Upper Darby police …
Mapp v. Westmoreland County, PA, Minutes, Breach of Confidentiality, 2022
Brief • February 17, 2022
Filed under: Breach of Contract
Mapp v. Westmoreland County, PA, Minutes, Breach of Confidentiality, 2022 February 17, 2022 Pledge of Allegiance Industrial Development Corporation Agenda General Agenda Minutes of the Regular Meeting held January 27, 2022 Correction to the Minutes of November 18, 2021, item 18(D) for Westmoreland Manor, correcting the name to Complete Healthcare …
News in Brief
Article • February 15, 2022 • from CLN March, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: On December 21, 2021, two former police officers in West Blocton, Alabama, were arrested and charged with sexual assault. According to WBRC, a news station serving Birmingham, the Tuscaloosa Police Department announced that the former officers, Craig Baird Arnold, 49, and Brian Keith Whatley, 50, …
Page 3 of 12. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 | Next »