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. 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…