Pa. court upholds life prison sentence for murder of Harrisburg NAACP president’s daughter
Updated Mar 05, 2021;
A Dauphin County man convicted of killing the daughter of the Greater Harrisburg Area Chapter of the NAACP during a botched home invasion robbery has failed to convince a state appeals court that his life prison sentence isn’t deserved.
In upholding that punishment, and the second-degree murder conviction tied to it, the Superior Court panel rejected Jaliel Rodriguez’s argument that prosecutors didn’t prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he fatally shot 26-year-old Patrice Allen in her Harrisburg home in September 2017.
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A former itinerant preacher who is serving a 66 year, eight month, minimum prison sentence for the rape of a Bedford County child has been granted a new hearing by the Pennsylvania Superior Court.
Walter Donald Bradshaw, 71, has been seeking a hearing for several years so he can challenge the effectiveness of his attorneys. Bradshaw claims the attorneys may not have told him about a possible plea agreement for a much lighter sentence.
A panel of Superior Court judges ruled 2-1 late last week that Bradshaw was entitled to present his argument before a Bedford County judge. The panel ordered a new post-conviction hearing.
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LOCK HAVEN The president of Bloomsburg University who has a controversial past has been named interim president of Lock Haven University as the two school prepare for an integration with Mansfield University.
Dr. Bashar Hanna began his job at LHU today.
He succeeds Dr. Robert Pignatello, who is joining the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s (PASSHE) Office of the Chancellor as senior advisor for integration strategy, focusing on workforce development and short-term credentials.
“I am humbled to have been selected as interim president of Lock Haven University by the State System’s Board of Governors,” Hanna said. “They have put their faith in me to lead Lock Haven into the future. With student success as our guiding light, we will continue to fulfill the university’s mission. Now more than ever, our region’s students need access to an exemplary, affordable education. The work we are doing together to support the northeast integratio