The Latest Breaking News from the Philadelphia District Attorney Office

Boyfriend Gets Life in Prison Five Years After Shooting Pregnant Partner 11 Times in 'Heinous Crime'

Justin Smith has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his pregnant girlfriend, Dianna Brice, in 2021. Smith was captured after a four-year manhunt and convicted of multiple charges.

International Business Times UK · Sep 3

The Third Circuit Affirms Sanctions Against the Philadelphia D.A.'s Office for Failing to Confer with Crime Victims

The Circuit concludes that the district court appropriately sanctioned the D.A.'s Office for making misleading statements about whether it had conferred with a crime victim's family.

Reason · Mar 11, 2024

Should the Philadelphia D.A.'s Office Have Been Sanctioned for Failing to Protect Crime Victims' Rights?

My amicus brief to the Third Circuit argues that the district court appropriately sanctioned the Philadelphia D.A.'s Office for making misleading representations about whether they had conferred with a crime victims' family.

Reason · Aug 22, 2023