Tag: Max Baer
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Com v. $34,440: Proximity to Drugs presumption may be rebutted in forfeiture proceeding
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The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania continues its consideration of the powers of civil forfeiture in a 5-2 decision that the “proximity to drugs” presumption in civil forfeiture proceedings may be…
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In re DCD: Best Interests of a Juvenile Delinquent Beat out Concerns over Community Welfare
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DCD, a ten-year-old child with a low IQ, was adjudicated delinquent after sexually assaulting his younger sister. Several sexual assaults followed as DCD was moved from facility to facility and…
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Rancosky v. Washington Nat’l Ins. Co: Terletsky standard prevails for bad faith claims
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court adopted the Superior Court’s Terletsky v. Prudential Property & Cas. Ins. Co. standard for determining bad faith, ruling that no evidence of ill-will is required, nor is there a…
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Com v. Aikens: Trial Court’s Instruction Gives Insight into Jury’s Findings
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18 Pa.C.S. § 6318 criminalizes “Unlawful Contact with a Minor.” One might think of this statute as an inchoate for the entire child-sexual-victimizing portion of the criminal code. If a…