• Commonwealth v. Sierra-Mojica

    Publication Date: 2019-02-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Steinberg
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 19-0044

    The trial court exercised its discretion to revoke defendant's probation and incarcerate him on new felony drug charges committed less than two months after his release given the likelihood that he would reoffend if not imprisoned and the absence of any documented rehabilitative needs or mitigating circumstances. The trial court recommended dismissal of defendant's appeal.

  • April 22, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Speeding and Radar

    As a young attorney in 1987, plea bargaining was not permitted in municipal courts, so we routinely had trials on speeding tickets and stop sign violations. While plea bargains now are the norm, oc

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