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  • In the Interest of: K.G.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-25
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Olson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 22-0824

    Adjudication of delinquency for unauthorized use of an automobile vacated where commonwealth presented no evidence that appellant knew or had reason to know that he did not have the vehicle's owner's permission to operate the vehicle. Order of the trial court vacated.

  • Commonwealth v. Callen

    Publication Date: 2018-11-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Olson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-1372

    The trial court erred in denying defendant's motion to sever two criminal informations and allowing the commonwealth to try defendant in Allegheny County on charges arising from the sexual assault of three minors where the offenses did not constitute a single criminal episode. The appellate court vacated and remanded for new trials.

  • Commonwealth v. Palmore

    Publication Date: 2018-09-18
    Practice Area: Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Olson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-1100

    The trial court erred in excluding evidence of an alleged victim's prior sexual conduct where defendant sought to admit such evidence to attack the victim's credibility and establish a plausible motive for her accusations, not to portray her as promiscuous. The appellate court vacated defendant's judgment of sentence and remanded.