Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak Goldstein
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Goodwin, 2026 PA Super 54 (Pa. Super. March 19, 2026), holding that a trial court erred in imposing a one-to-two-year term of imprisonment for
Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
Attorney Goldstein recently won a major victory in the Pennsylvania Superior Court as the Court reversed the denial of his client’s Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA) petition, vacated the judgment of sentence, and
Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Smith, No. 815 CAP (Pa. Feb. 26, 2026), holding that resentencing counsel was ineffective for failing to adequately object to the Commonwealth’s
Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Malcolm, No. 46 EAP 2024 (Pa. 2026), addressing whether accusatory statements and opinions of guilt made by police detectives during a videotaped
Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Garcia Arce, No. 405 MDA 2025 (Pa. Super. 2026), holding that a defendant’s convictions for involuntary manslaughter and recklessly endangering another person
Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has decided the case of United States v. Abrams, Nos. 24-1998, 24-3003 (3d Cir. 2026), holding that a bare, non-specific motion for judgment
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
Philadelphia criminal defense and civil rights attorney Zak Goldstein recently obtained a $1.75 million settlement against the City of Philadelphia on behalf of a man who was wrongfully convicted and spent more
Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak Goldstein
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has issued a significant decision in Commonwealth v. Brown, No. 3 WAP 2025 (Pa. Jan. 28, 2026), holding that a third-party confession to another person may constitute a newly discovered fact
Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Walker, holding that the trial court abused its discretion when it consolidated three separately-charged CODIS hit rape cases for a joint trial
Criminal Lawyer Zak Goldstein
On December 16, 2025, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a fractured decision in Commonwealth v. Kurtz, addressing a cutting-edge digital privacy question: do you have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the terms you type into
