Habeas Hearing challenging PA law on scope of co-conspirator liability in light of 2014 SCOTUS decision in Rosemond v. U.S. (requiring co-conspirators to have knowledge of presence of a weapon before imposing liability under federal criminal law) and in light of recent rulings of PA appellate courts limiting co-conspirator liability.

Pre Trial Conference in case alleging a Robbery Threatening Serious Bodily Injury. Called that matter be placed on the Trial List.

Trial List in a case alleging a Robbery Threatening Serious Bodily Injury.  Called matter for Jury Trial.

Preliminary hearing in multiple-defendant case alleging that over $72,000 worth of tools/ power equipment were taken from work vans and trucks in Mont. Co. alone (three-county theft ring).

Pre Trial Conference in multi-defendant three-county theft ring.

Call of the Trial List.  Attending as counsel of record for defendant in alleged conspiracy robbery threatening serious bodily injury.

Initial Pre-trial filings (including initial discovery request). Among motions made in Omnibus Pretrial Motion:  (1) Motion for Appointment of Expert Witness (reliability of "Cell Data Records" to pinpoint location of defendant at specific time), and (2) motion to exclude from evidence all cell data records and cell tower maps.

Filing of Pre-Trial Motions. Moved for Court-Appointment of Expert Witness on reliability of Cell Phone Data to establish that defendant(s) was/were in a particular place at a particular time. Moved for second Expert Witness to analyze (lack of) forensic evidence.

Call of the Trial List (scheduled for standby-trial on July 27, 2015).  Client has been continuously incarcerated since October 7 on charges including conspiracy robbery - threatening serious bodily injury.

Pre Trial Conference on three files alleging various thefts from work trucks in three counties on various dates during Summer 2014.

Prepared and filed 63-page brief (with separate 32-page appendix).