Two Reminders That Preliminary Hearing Errors Rarely Survive a Conviction
Two recent Superior Court decisions, both published the same week, illustrate how hard it is to win an appellate or post-conviction issue rooted in something that happened — or did not happen — at…
When Is a 36-Second Restraint a Crime? The Superior Court's Divided Answer in Evans
How long does a restraint have to last before it becomes the crime of false imprisonment? Pennsylvania's false imprisonment statute does not say. It speaks instead of conduct that interferes…