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 the media, and because of this misconduct, was removed from representing our client against his
wishes. Our client was subsequently convicted of several counts of attempted murder and aggravated assault and sentenced to 28 1/2 to 57 years incarceration.
Our firm was hired to litigate the appeal, and we successfully argued that our client’s constitutional right to retain the lawyer of his choosing was violated, thus causing a structural error in the trial. After our briefing and Mr. Mosser’s presentation of oral argument, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania reversed our client’s convictions. The Court’s published opinion can be found here: Download PDF
