Commonwealth v. Aldrich
Affirming a conviction under Pennsylvania’s abuse of corpse statute, 18 Pa.C.S. § 5510, the Superior Court held that the statute is drafted in broad terms reaching both acts and omissions, and…
Commonwealth v. Hamilton
Reversing the denial of PCRA relief and remanding for a new trial, the Superior Court held that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to oppose the Commonwealth’s joinder motion. The Court…
Commonwealth v. Trainer
Reversing the trial court’s order directing sale of a lawfully owned pistol and return of the cash proceeds in lieu of the firearm itself, the Commonwealth Court (Leadbetter, S.J.) reaffirmed…
Commonwealth v. Green
Affirming a forgery conviction under 18 Pa.C.S. § 4101(a)(3), the en banc Superior Court reaffirmed that the knowledge element of uttering a forged writing may be established by wholly circumstantial…
Commonwealth v. Durrett-King
King construes the statutory defense to fleeing or eluding under 75 Pa.C.S. § 3733(c)(1), which applies when the pursuing vehicle is unmarked and the officers are out of uniform. Finding the term…
Commonwealth v. Luketic
Vacating a six-to-twelve-month county sentence imposed following an open guilty plea to simple possession, the Superior Court reaffirmed that individualized sentencing is a fundamental norm of the…