Our law firm, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, represents individuals charged with a variety of crimes and offenses in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Many of these matters start with a vehicle or traffic stop followed by a search of the vehicle based on the police officer’s belief that it contains contraband (i.e. drugs, gun). Do Police […]
Our law firm represents individuals in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. As I have written on previous occasions, while the 2 state share borders and residents travel between them daily, their criminal courts operate differently. You may recall that in Pennsylvania a defendant is entitled to a preliminary hearing whereas in New Jersey […]
In Pennsylvania if you are driving with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .08 or higher you can be charged with DUI. While this applies to anyone over the legal age of 21 there are also different DUI laws in Pennsylvania for different people based on age, profession, etc. These are explained below and the […]
Our law firm represents individuals charged with criminal trespass in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. If you face this type of offense it is important that your criminal lawyer explain that it can be graded as a felony, misdemeanor, or summary offense. Obviously, there is a dramatic difference between the grading within this criminal category and […]
Our criminal defense law firm based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania defends accused individuals charged with a variety of driving under the influence offenses (DUI). While most people believe that DUI involves alcohol only (drunk driving), there are many offenses under Pennsylvania’s DUI statute which pertain to legally prescribed drugs and narcotics. A person can still be […]
Summary NJ DWI Laws & Penalties In New Jersey DWI laws are very strict. A person is guilty of drunk driving if he/she operates a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08% or greater. BAC refers to the amount of alcohol in your blood. While the state has set the minimum intoxication […]
In Pennsylvania, the assistant district attorney will often attempt to show a defendants intent to distribute or sell drugs based on quantity alone
Pennsylvania defines a DUI roadblock as a well-marked stationary point supervised by police who make a brief without suspicion stop to determine intoxication
Police can perform a warrantless search of a car. Prosecutors and district attorneys have argued that there is no expectation of privacy in a rental
In Pennsylvania, assault is divided into two categories – aggravated and simple. Your criminal lawyer must explain the difference between these crimes.
