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 co-defendant with murder for a shooting incident that left one man dead and another injured.
Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Carl, holding that the trial court improperly granted a defendant’s Rule 600 motion to dismiss by ignoring the fact that the rule had been suspended due to a locally declared judicial emergency. This case is significant because
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak Goldstein
Philadelphia criminal defense lawyer Zak T. Goldstein recently won a full acquittal for his client in the case of Commonwealth v. LJ. In this difficult case, prosecutors alleged that LJ had sexually assaulted his girlfriend’s 9-year-old daughter while the girlfriend was sleeping. Based on the statements of the complainant
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak Goldstein
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided the case of Reitz v. Flower, holding that a defendant may not be convicted of indirect criminal contempt based on conduct that was not specifically charged in the criminal complaint. The holding here should have been obvious – a criminal defense has the right to