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Commonwealth v. Muhammad: Firearms Conviction, Special Interrogatories, and the Doctrine of Inconsistent Verdicts

Sept. 21, 2025

Commonwealth v. Muhammad (J-39-2024), a case clarifying jury interrogatories, inconsistent verdicts, and the sufficiency of evidence in firearm prosecutions under Section 6106.

Parolees and Privacy: Commonwealth v. Rosendary Reaffirms the Limits of Fourth Amendment Protections for Supervised Individuals

Sept. 21, 2025

Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that GPS data collected during parole supervision can be used at trial without a warrant, reaffirming the limited privacy rights of parolees under the Fourth Amendment.

Pennsylvania Superior Court Strikes Down Philadelphia’s Open Carry Ban: Commonwealth v. Sumpter, 332 A.3d 1187 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2025)

Sept. 6, 2025

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Declines to Ban Police Deception in Interrogations: Commonwealth v. Foster, 332 A.3d 1187 (Pa. 2025)

Sept. 6, 2025

Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Commonwealth v. Foster, declined to adopt a bright-line ban on police deception during interrogations, reaffirming that voluntariness of statements is determined under the totality of the circumstances test.

Chester County ARD Program | Top Rated Chester County DUI Attorneys

Aug. 31, 2025

Top Rated Chester County DUI Attorneys. Chester County’s Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) program for first-time nonviolent offenders avoids criminal convictions and now includes constitutional protections thanks to the Shifflett ruling.

Analysis of Bergenstock v. Department of Transportation: Commonwealth Court Reverses Lifetime CDL Disqualification Due to Inadequate Implied Consent Warnings

Aug. 24, 2025

The 2024 PA Commonwealth Court decision in Bergenstock v. DOT (69 C.D. 2023) affirms an 18-month operating suspension but reverses a lifetime CDL disqualification for failure to read CDL-specific warnings

Analysis of Commonwealth v. Whitcomb: Non-Precedential Decision on Involuntary Intoxication as a DUI Defense

Aug. 22, 2025

The non-precedential 2025 PA Superior Court decision in Commonwealth v. Whitcomb (2025 PA Super 180) rejects involuntary intoxication as a defense to DUI under 75 Pa.C.S. § 3802(d)(2).

Trump v. CASA, Inc. (2025): The Supreme Court Reins in Universal Injunctions

June 27, 2025

In Trump v. CASA, Inc. (2025), the Supreme Court ruled that federal courts lack authority to issue universal injunctions, reshaping the landscape of constitutional litigation and equitable relief.

Commonwealth v. Etchison: The Constitutional Limits of DUI Metabolite Convictions in Pennsylvania

June 22, 2025

2007 Pennsylvania Superior Court case that examined the sufficiency of evidence for drug-related DUI charges and the constitutionality of DUI laws concerning marijuana metabolites.

Warrantless Blood Draw Statute Struck Down in Commonwealth v. Hunte

June 18, 2025

Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down 75 Pa.C.S. § 3755 as facially unconstitutional, ruling that warrantless blood draws from DUI suspects in emergency care violate Fourth Amendment protections.

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Commonwealth v. Muhammad: Firearms Conviction, Special Interrogatories, and the Doctrine of Inconsistent Verdicts Parolees and Privacy: Commonwealth v. Rosendary Reaffirms the Limits of Fourth Amendment Protections for Supervised Individuals Pennsylvania Superior Court Strikes Down Philadelphia’s Open Carry Ban: Commonwealth v. Sumpter, 332 A.3d 1187 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2025) Pennsylvania Supreme Court Declines to Ban Police Deception in Interrogations: Commonwealth v. Foster, 332 A.3d 1187 (Pa. 2025)