United States v. Baskerville

Sep 28, 2022

OUTCOME: Pennsylvania’s definition of cocaine sweeps broader than federal definition for purposes of Armed Career Criminal Act and U.S.S.G. 4B1.2.

Counsel in United States v. Baskerville, holding that Pennsylvania’s definition of cocaine sweeps broader than federal definition for purposes of Armed Career Criminal Act and U.S.S.G. 4B1.2.

High Profile Appeal

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OUTCOME: Worked with the successful appellate team for an international celebrity, in a case before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Fraud

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OUTCOME: Obtained the dismissal of welfare-fraud charges due to the Commonwealth’s violation of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers and statute of limitations.

High Profile Reduction of seven-figure, criminal-restitution award

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OUTCOME: Negotiated a substantial reduction in a seven-figure, criminal-restitution award imposed on a former public official.

Federal defendant facing career-offender penalties

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OUTCOME: Assisted in obtaining a sentence of time served for a federal defendant facing career-offender penalties.

Court Reversal

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OUTCOME: Obtained reversal in the Superior Court of client’s conviction for recklessly endangering another person on grounds of insufficient evidence.

Post-sentence motion reversal

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OUTCOME: Obtained reversal on post-sentence motions of client’s designation as a “Sexually Violent Predator”.

Reversal of post-sentence motions

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OUTCOME: Obtained reversal on post-sentence motions of client’s sentence for drug-trafficking offenses that was deemed an illegal sentence.