Trump v. United States, 2024 U.S. LEXIS 2886 (S. Ct. June 28, 2024) (Thomas, J.) Donald J. Trump v. United States, Supreme Court of the United States decided July 1, 2024. This case involves a criminal inditement against presidency for conspiracy to defraud The United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an […]
Tag: Criminal
COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL-CRIMINAL CONVICTION USED IN CIVIL CASE
Rogers v. Thomas, 2023 Pa. Super. LEXIS 77 (March 2, 2023) (Stabile, J.) On February 11, 2012, Lloyd Thomas shot and killed Joshua Rogers and Gilberto Alvarez while decedents were on property owned by Lloyd’s father, Hayden Thomas. Lloyd subsequently was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter of Rogers and Alvarez. The jury found him […]
CRIMINAL LAW-CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES-MENS REA
Xiulu Ruan v. United States, 2022 U.S. LEXIS 3089 (S. Ct. June 27, 2022) (Breyer, J.) Justice Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court. A provision of the Controlled Substances Act, codified at 21 U. S. C. §841, makes it a federal crime, “[e]xcept as authorized[,] . . . for any person knowingly or intentionally . . . […]
MALICIOUS PROSECUTION-FALSE ARREST
Alleyne v. Pirrone, 2018 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 90 (March 9, 2018) Brobson, J. Detective George Pirrone (Detective Pirrone), Detective James Pitts (Detective Pitts), and Lieutenant Philip Riehl (Lieutenant Riehl) (collectively, Appellants) of the Philadelphia Police Department appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court). Following a trial, a […]