Trial courts must follow the rules, too.
This was an appeal out of Jefferson County. The gist of the underlying facts and history leading up to this appeal is this: this was a local code enforcement case that got out of control and…
Sufficiency of Evidence and Probable Cause
Comm. v. Gorman, 2018 PA Super 73 (Mar. 28, 2018) This was an appeal out of Allegheny County. Gorman proceeded to a bench trial on three charges: theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen…
Missteps, Translators, and Exigencies
Comm. v. Giles, 2018 PA Super 63 (Mar. 20, 2018) This was an appeal out of Allegheny County. Giles had been convicted by a jury of several sex offenses, prime among them being rape of a child. The…