Most people do not realize it, but there are many juvenile adjudications which make it a crime for an adult to possess or attempt to purchase a gun. Pennsylvania law makes it a third degree felony to knowingly and intentionally make
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Third Circuit Court of Appeals: Breach of Plea Bargain by Prosecution Requires New Sentencing and Assignment to New Judge
Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has decided the case of United States v. Danny Cruz, holding that the breach of a specific agreement in a plea bargain by the government requires a…
PA Superior Court: Police Do Not Need a Search Warrant to Get Parolee’s GPS Monitoring Data
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Attorney Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Rosendary, holding that the police do not need a search warrant to get a parolee’s GPS monitoring data from parole agents…
PA Superior Court: Hearsay from Confidential Informant Admissible at Preliminary Hearing if Commonwealth Asserts CI Will Testify at Trial
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Sutton, holding that the Commonwealth may introduce hearsay evidence as to what a confidential informant (“CI”) told the police at the…
Attorney Goldstein Obtains Dismissal of Bucks County Felony Charges for Making a Materially False Statement in Connection with a Firearm Purchase
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
Philadelphia criminal defense lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire, obtained the full dismissal of felony charges at the preliminary hearing for a client who was charged in Bucks County with allegedly making a…
PA Superior Court: Police May Drive Defendant’s Car to Secure Location While They Get Warrant
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Floyd, granting the Commonwealth’s appeal and holding that the trial court erred in granting a motion to suppress drugs and guns…
Attorney Goldstein Published in PACDL’s For the Defense Magazine on Differences in Federal and State Constitutional Protections
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
Philadelphia criminal defense attorney Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire was recently published in the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyer’s For the Defense Magazine. Attorney Goldstein’s article focused on the differences between the…
Attorney Goldstein Wins Motion to Suppress Firearm in Philadelphia
Philadelphia criminal defense lawyer recently won a motion to suppress a firearm in the case of Commonwealth v. R.M.
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
In R.M., three police officers were patrolling Northwest Philadelphia in plainclothes and an…
PA Superior Court Explains When Ineffective Assistance Claims May Be Raised on Direct Appeal
Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Watson, dismissing the defendant’s appeal because the defendant improperly tried to raise ineffective assistance of counsel claims prematurely through post-sentence motions and…
Third Circuit Finds Laws Prohibiting 18 – 20 Year Olds From Carrying Guns Probably Unconstitutional
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has decided the case of Lara v. Commissioner Pennsylvania State Police, holding that Pennsylvania’s firearm laws, which prohibit 18 – 20-year-olds from carrying firearms, are probably unconstitutional. Federal courts in…