Last week, I obtained the dismissal of all charges for a client who had been convicted of first-degree murder 33 years ago and sentenced to life without parole. In 1989, Philadelphia Police arrested Kevin Bowman and charged him and his…
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Rollins, holding that a defendant must be sentenced to six months’ incarceration for a third conviction for driving on a DUI suspended…
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Adorno, holding that a search warrant is still valid even where the warrant contains incorrect information that has been provided by…
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Thompson. The Court held that the recent decision in Commonwealth v. Alexander, in which the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reinstated the requirement…
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Attorney Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire, recently obtained a full acquittal on charges of terroristic threats and harassment for a client who had been charged with threatening an off-duty police…
The United States Sentencing Commission recently proposed a major change to federal sentencing law, indicating that it may bar the use of acquitted conduct at sentencing where defendants have been acquitted of some…
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
Philadelphia criminal defense lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire, recently won a motion to suppress a firearm in the case of Commonwealth v. M.K. In M.K., the defendant was arrested and charged with…
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Coleman, holding that a criminal defendant who kills three people during the same incident and is then convicted of third degree murder…
Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire – Criminal Defense Lawyer
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which is the federal appellate court for Pennsylvania and New Jersey, has found that the loss amount in a fraud case must…
Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire – Criminal Defense Lawyer
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which is the federal appellate court for Pennsylvania and New Jersey, has found that the loss amount in a fraud case must…