Commonwealth v. F.A

Mr. Mosser represented a client that was convicted of a serious aggravated assault on his former paramour. The trial was a classic “he-said-she said” case, featuring the complainant’s accusations against our client’s steadfast denial. Mr. Mosser filed a PCRA petition alleging that prior trial counsel was ineffective for failing to investigate or call favorable character … Read more

Commonwealth v. N.R.

Mr. Mosser represented a client who defended himself against someone who punched him, knocked him out, jumped on top of him, choked him nearly unconscious and had a knife. The client was nevertheless convicted of Third Degree murder and sentenced to twenty-five to fifty years’ incarceration. This happened because his trial lawyer mishandled the case. … Read more

KS v. Bank

Confidential Settlement Mr. Mosser represented a vulnerable elderly woman who was defrauded. Specifically, two fraudsters contacted her and convinced her to send her life’s savings to them under the guise that they worked for the federal government and had discovered that her life’s savings was at risk of being stolen. The fraudsters, who were never … Read more

Commonwealth v. I.S.

This was a case that involved a robbery conviction related to one victim and a separate second-degree murder conviction that related to a different victim, both resulting in a sentence of thirty years to life imprisonment. Our client was a seventeen-year old female who was wrongfully convicted based on an illegally coerced confession elicited from … Read more

Commonwealth v. N.L.

In this highly publicized case, our client was alleged to have fired multiple rounds from a semi-automatic rifle at several police officers during a lengthy armed standoff. During the confrontation, several officers were audio recorded as having mocked our client and encouraging him to commit suicide. Our client’s first lawyer improperly released these recordings to … Read more

DYKWYPA, et al, v. MLPFS

In this federal civil lawsuit, Mr. Mosser represented a number of plaintiffs who sued a large broker-dealer for fraud, conversion, and breach of fiduciary duty related to the mishandling of the clients’ funds. After having successfully argued for punitive damages to be permissible in this case, the matter settled on the eve of trial for … Read more

COMMONWEALTH V. J.R.

In this PCRA litigation that spanned nearly four years, Mr. Mosser represented a client who had been convicted of first degree murder in Philadelphia. After an extensive investigation, it was discovered that a key witness for the Commonwealth was paid $20,000.00 after testifying against our client. Mr. Mosser uncovered the check receipts from the witness’ … Read more

C.W. v. N.W.

Mr. Mosser filed a PCRA petition alleging newly discovered evidence in the form of a witness statement. This witness relayed what another witness had said about the shooting at issue, but this person had died by the time the statement was relayed to the defense. The PCRA court dismissed the petition, reasoning that the statement … Read more

Commonwealth v. J.S.

In this case, our client was initially sentenced to thirty to sixty years years’ incarceration for attempted murder and firearms charges. The sentence contained a maximum sentence for attempted murder of twenty to forty years. However, that sentence was illegal because no serious bodily injury happened in this case. None of our client’s prior lawyers identified this issue … Read more

Commonwealth v. A.C.

In this case, our client was convicted of robbery based on scant facts and weak evidence. His lawyers initially filed an appeal, but withdrew the appeal because they thought it was meritless and that a different strategy should have been pursued. Mr. Mosser was retained and discovered that there was in fact a meritorious issue … Read more