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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds Defendant Unambiguously Invoked Right to Remain Silent Suppresses Confession and Derivative Physical Evidence and Announces New Rule
Article • January 17, 2019 • from CLN February, 2019
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Police Misconduct, Fifth Amendment
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds Defendant Unambiguously Invoked Right to Remain Silent Suppresses Confession and Derivative Physical Evidence and Announces New Rule by Chad Marks by Chad Marks The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a police officer’s continued interrogation after the accused told the interrogator he was done talking violated …
Fee to Plead Guilty Burdens Indigent Defendants in Pennsylvania
Article • December 31, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019
Filed under: Guilty Pleas, Filing Fees, Money/Property
Fee to Plead Guilty Burdens Indigent Defendants in Pennsylvania by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A woman in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to stealing $25 in merchandise in 2016. It cost her almost $600 to plead guilty. A man in Fairview Township, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to possession of a …
Philadelphia Pays Out Millions to Settle Police Shootings
Article • December 30, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019
Filed under: Settlements, Excessive Force (Police)
Philadelphia Pays Out Millions to Settle Police Shootings by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Supposedly the “city of brotherly love.” The sentiment expressed in the moniker is apparently not shared, observed, or even practiced by some members of the city’s police department. During an August 2012 traffic stop, …
Pennsylvania State Senator Sends the Cops to Collect on Overdue Trash Bills Owed to His Company
Article • December 5, 2018 • from CLN December, 2018
Filed under: Government Misconduct, Money/Property, Police
Pennsylvania State Senator Sends the Cops to Collect on Overdue Trash Bills Owed to His Company by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis If you live in south-central Pennsylvania and your trash is picked up by Penn Waste, a company owned by Republican State Senator Scott Wagner, you might want to …
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds FTA Does Not Affect Independent Speedy Trial Violation by Prosecutor
Article • November 28, 2018 • from CLN December, 2018
Filed under: Criminal Procedure
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds FTA Does Not Affect Independent Speedy Trial Violation by Prosecutor by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that a defendant’s failure to appear (“FTA”) for trial after the prosecution had already violated its duty to provide a speedy trial did not …
Hayes v. Wetzel, PA, Scheduling Order, Censorship, 2018
Brief • November 9, 2018
Filed under: Censorship
Hayes v. Wetzel, PA, Scheduling Order, Censorship, 2018 Case 1:18-cv-02099-JEJ-EBC Document 12 Filed 11/09/18 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DAVON R. HAYES, : : : : Plaintiff, v. 1:18-cv-2099 Hon. John E. Jones III : : JOHN E. WETZEL, …
Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project v. Wetzel, PA, Brief in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Prelim Injunction, Censorship, 2018
Brief • November 1, 2018
Filed under: Censorship
Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project v. Wetzel, PA, Brief in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Prelim Injunction, Censorship, 2018 Case 1:18-cv-02100-JEJ-EBC Document 9 Filed 11/01/18 Page 1 of 43 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA PENNSYLVANIA INSTITUTIONAL LAW PROJECT, ABOLITIONIST LAW CENTER, AMISTAD LAW PROJECT, …
$3 Million Federal Court Settlement: Philadelphia Agrees to End Civil Forfeiture
Article • October 31, 2018 • from CLN November, 2018
Filed under: Criminal justice system reform, Settlements, Class Certification, Forfeiture
$3 Million Federal Court Settlement: Philadelphia Agrees to End Civil Forfeiture by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A federal civil rights suit alleging massive abuse of Philadelphia’s civil asset forfeiture program was settled in September 2018 for $3 million, which will be distributed to individuals it victimized. The settlement resolved …
Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project v. Wetzel, PA, Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Censorship, 2018
Brief • October 30, 2018
Filed under: Censorship
Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project v. Wetzel, PA, Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Censorship, 2018 Case 1:18-cv-02100-JEJ-EBC Document 3 Filed 10/30/18 Page 1 of 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA PENNSYLVANIA INSTITUTIONAL LAW PROJECT, ABOLITIONIST LAW CENTER, AMISTAD LAW PROJECT, AND AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION …
Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project v. Wetzel, PA, Complaint, Censorship, 2018
Brief • October 30, 2018
Filed under: Censorship
Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project v. Wetzel, PA, Complaint, Censorship, 2018 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA PENNSYLVANIA INSTITUTIONAL LAW PROJECT, ABOLITIONIST LAW CENTER, AMISTAD LAW PROJECT, and AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF PENNSYLVANIA, Plaintiffs, v. JOHN E. WETZEL, Secretary of Department of Corrections, SHIRLEY …
Pennsylvania Police Use Hate Crime Law Against People Who Verbally Abuse Them, Dramatically Increasing Potential Jail Time
Article • October 26, 2018 • from CLN November, 2018
Filed under: Criminal Prosecution, Police
Pennsylvania Police Use Hate Crime Law Against People Who Verbally Abuse Them, Dramatically Increasing Potential Jail Time by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Catherine Roper, deputy legal director of the Pennsylvania ACLU, wrote in her blog of the recent arrests and charges of hate crimes against citizens because they used …
Hayes v. Wetzel, PA, Complaint, Censorship, 2018
Brief • October 22, 2018
Filed under: Censorship
Hayes v. Wetzel, PA, Complaint, Censorship, 2018 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DAVON R. HAYES, Plaintiff, v. JOHN E. WETZEL, Secretary of Department of Corrections, SHIRLEY MOORE SMEAL, Executive Deputy Secretary of Department of Corrections, TABB BICKELL, Executive Deputy Secretary for Institutional Operations, …
Private DNA Lab Under Fire for Faulty Analysis
Article • September 24, 2018 • from CLN October, 2018
Filed under: Private Contractors, DNA Testing/Samples, Crime Labs
Private DNA Lab Under Fire for Faulty Analysis by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis National Medical Services, Inc. (“NMS”), a Pennsylvania-based forensics and medical lab, was cited in a recent report by the Texas Forensic Science Commission (“TFSC”) for improperly overamplifying DNA during work for a defense attorney. The “overblown” …
Pennsylvania Dept. of Corrections, GTL E-book Availability List for Prisoners, 2018
Publication • September 18, 2018
Filed under: Education
Pennsylvania Dept. of Corrections, GTL E-book Availability List for Prisoners, 2018 Title Let me know whFrom Pieces to Weight Con Men The Imitation of Christ I Had a Hammer Derelict Knee-Deep in the Dead Hell on Earth Endgame Infernal Sky The Story of My Misfortunes Flatland Die a Little The …
East Pittsburgh Officer Charged in Shooting of Unarmed Teen
Article • August 28, 2018
Filed under: Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Excessive Force (Police), Traffic stop
East Pittsburgh Officer Charged in Shooting of Unarmed Teen by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell An East Pittsburgh Police Officer was charged with criminal homicide June 27 in the shooting death of Antwon Rose Jr., a 17-year-old who ran from police during a traffic stop but was unarmed and posed …
Third Circuit Grants Habeas Relief to Prisoner Convicted of First-Degree Murder Without Evidence of Specific Intent to Kill
Article • August 17, 2018 • from CLN September, 2018
Filed under: Jury Instructions, Habeas Corpus
Third Circuit Grants Habeas Relief to Prisoner Convicted of First-Degree Murder Without Evidence of Specific Intent to Kill by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit granted a Pennsylvania state prisoner conditional habeas corpus relief because the jury instructions used to convict …
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces Search Warrant Required for Nonconsensual Entry into Any Residence to Carry Out Arrest Warrant
Article • July 21, 2018 • from CLN August, 2018
Filed under: Arrestee Searches, Police Searches, Arrest and Booking, Arrest Warrants
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces Search Warrant Required for Nonconsensual Entry into Any Residence to Carry Out Arrest Warrant by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania adopted a new rule governing nonconsensual entry into a residence to effectuate an arrest warrant. The Court rejected the constitutional framework …
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Vacates Intellectually Disabled Prisoner’s Death Sentence
Article • July 21, 2018 • from CLN August, 2018
Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Death Penalty
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Vacates Intellectually Disabled Prisoner’s Death Sentence by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania vacated a convicted murderer’s death sentence after concluding that the prisoner suffered from an intellectual disability, rendering him ineligible for the death penalty. The February 5, 2018, order replaced the …
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces New Rule to Allow IAC Claims for Fine-Only Sentences
Article • July 21, 2018 • from CLN August, 2018
Filed under: Attorneys, Appeals, Sentencing
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces New Rule to Allow IAC Claims for Fine-Only Sentences by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania announced a new rule allowing post-sentencing motions raising ineffective assistance of counsel (“IAC”) claims where only a fine but no prison or probationary time is imposed. …
Dennis v. City of Philadelphia, PA, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2018
Brief • June 27, 2018
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
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