This is the second set of direct appeals to this Court arising out of the work of the 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission ( LRC ) of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Previously, we filed a per curiam order on January 25, 2012, and declared that the legislative redistricting plan fil...   MORE>>

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County after a jury convicted Appellant Willie James of second-degree murder, robbery, conspiracy, and possessing an instrument of crime (PIC). Appellant claims the trial court violated his rights un...   MORE>>

The Commonwealth challenges the trial court s July 15, 2011 suppression order. That order precluded the introduction into evidence of five bricks of heroin retrieved from a five-gallon bucket located on the front porch of the residence of Jerrell Whitlock ( Appellee ). We affirm. The trial...   MORE>>

Michael Anson Harrell appeals from the judgment of sentence of February 14, 2011, following his conviction of two counts of first degree murder and related offenses. We affirm. The trial court has summarized the history of this case as follows: At approximately 1:00 a.m. on January 18th, 200...   MORE>>

Willie Brooks appeals from his judgment of sentence, entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, after a jury convicted him of four counts of criminal attempt to commit homicide, four counts of aggravated assault, one count of possession of an instrument of crime, and one count of loite...   MORE>>

William O. Brown (Appellant) appeals from his aggregate judgment of sentence of 30 days to 23.5 months of incarceration following his convictions for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Appellant challenges the denial of his motion to suppress the contraband re...   MORE>>

This direct appeal from an order denying injunctive and declaratory relief by an en banc panel of the Commonwealth Court concerns various constitutional challenges to a law recently enacted by the General Assembly known as Act 108 of 2011. Specifically, it is alleged that Act 108 is violative of: (1...   MORE>>

Appellant, Eric Michael Miskovitch, appeals from the judgment of sentence of December 14, 2009. Appellant presents several claims, alleging violations of his speedy trial, due process, and double jeopardy rights. Appellant also claims that he was tried in an improper venue. After careful review, we ...   MORE>>

William Kuder ( Appellant ) appeals from the September 16, 2011 judgment of sentence entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County. We affirm. The trial court provides a succinct introduction of the case: Appellant was a 49[-]year[-]old male who both resided in Chalfont Borough, B...   MORE>>

The Commonwealth appeals from the order entered on April 3, 2012, granting Appellee s, Edwin Burgos s, motion to suppress all evidence derived from the use of a mobile tracking device (also known as a global positioning system or GPS tracking device ) on Burgos s car, the stop and s...   MORE>>