In Commonwealth v. Hawkins, _ A.3d _ (2012), 2012 Pa. Super. 85 (Apr. 12, 2012), the Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed a mandatory-minimum sentence of five years imprisonment for certain drug offenses committed with a firearm under 42 Pa.C.S. Sec. 9712.1. Hawkins’ criminal lawyer argued in this case that the sentencing court should had not […]
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CT Gov. Malloy Signs Death Penalty Bill
According to CNN.com, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed the bill abolishing the death penalty. Connecticut lawmakers are set to vote on a bill to repeal the state’s death penalty sentence for capital crimes. “When I sign this law, Connecticut will join 16 other states and practically every other industrialized nation in moving toward what I […]