The Pennsylvania Supreme Court vacated a summary contempt conviction because an offensive courtroom remark did not significantly obstruct or delay the proceeding.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejected Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner’s constitutional challenge to Act 40’s SEPTA special-prosecutor regime.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that a prosecutor violated due process by disparaging a defendant’s pre-arrest use of counsel, but the error was harmless on this record.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed a Superior Court ruling that upheld a residential search warrant based on generalized assumptions about where firearm and drug evidence would be kept.