Ceruolo v. Garcia, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-115-17)
Court reverses default judgment, applying good cause standard rather than excusable neglect, and remands for proceedings on amended pleading.
Garcia
Commonwealth v. Garcia (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-062-17)
Conviction reversed where stepdaughter improperly testified about defendant's alleged confession to defendant's wife, violating spousal disqualification rule.
Commonwealth v. Garcia (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-016-16)
Conviction reversed where trial court admitted testimony about private marital conversation through third party, violating spousal disqualification statute protecting confidentiality of spousal communications.
Commonwealth v. Garcia (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-140-15)
Affirmed convictions for carrying unlicensed and loaded firearms. Jury trial waiver colloquy adequate; motion to suppress properly denied based on reasonable suspicion.
Commonwealth v. Garcia (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-179-14)
Murder conviction affirmed where defendant participated in armed robbery that resulted in shooting victim who was then brutally attacked while bleeding heavily.
Commonwealth v. Garcia (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-008-14)
Reversed. Trial judge erred in discharging a deliberating juror without proper hearing and in failing to instruct remaining jurors that discharge was personal, not case-related.