Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
The Supreme Court of the United States has decided the case of Smith v. Arizona. In Smith, the Court held that when an expert conveys an absent lab analyst’s statements to support their opinion, and those statements must be true in order for the opinion to be
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Hawkins-Davenport, holding that if the police see a gun in plain view during a traffic stop, they may temporarily seize and secure the gun during the stop. They may also ask the driver of the vehicle
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Attorney Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Yanovitsky, reversing the defendant’s conviction for institutional sexual assault after concluding that that statute does not apply to colleges and universities. The Facts of the Case The defendant was a professor at a large state university
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Attorney Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
Philadelphia criminal defense lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire recently won a speedy trial motion to dismiss all charges in a sexual assault case. In Commonwealth v. VK, the client was charged with rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and related charges after the complainant reported that the client
Criminal Defense Attorney Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Womack, holding that the speedy trial rule (Pa.R.Crim.P. 600) runs from the filing of a second related complaint as long as the Commonwealth acted diligently in the prosecution of the case. The Facts of WomackOn October 6,
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Coles, reversing the trial court’s grant of a motion to suppress a gun. The Court found that the trial court should have found that police properly searched the defendant’s bag after the defendant fled from a
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Greer, holding that the lower courts erred in requiring an attorney to continue representing the defendant/PCRA petitioner on appeal without first holding a hearing to determine whether the petitioner should have received a new attorney or
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Adams, holding that the trial court erred in denying Adams’s expungement petition because it relied entirely on unproven hearsay allegations in denying the petition. This case will hopefully sharply limit the Commonwealth’s ability to object to
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Attorney Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Copenahver, holding that the trial court improperly admitted video statements given by the complainants in this case because the video statements contained hearsay-within-hearsay. The court nonetheless affirmed the defendant’s conviction because the evidence was overwhelming, and
Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
Philadelphia criminal defense attorney Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire, recently obtained a significantly reduced sentence for a client following a successful Superior Court appeal in a drug case. In the case of Commonwealth v. M.F., the defendant went to trial with a different attorney in Blair County on charges
