When Eyewitnesses Can Say More Than a Number: Commonwealth v. Rivera and the Limits of Speed Testimony
A Butler County vehicular homicide case decided today raises a question that comes up more often than you might think: when an eyewitness to a fatal crash takes the stand, can they describe what they…
Three Sex-Offense Decisions in One Day: Due Process, Severance, Vindictive Sentencing, and the Reach of Strunk
The Pennsylvania Superior Court handed down three precedential sex-offense decisions on April 10, 2026 — Commonwealth v. Mancuso, Commonwealth v. Rivera, and Commonwealth v. Smith. Each case raises…