Pardons are a hot button issue these days and are always a topic at the end of every Presidential term when a sitting President is leaving office and thereafter ending his political career. Presidents, however, grant pardons throughout their terms and most never receive any press coverage
The first significant snow storm of 2025 came through last night. Most would think that a snow storms would cause a decrease in criminal activity in Pennsylvania and New Jersey but this simply not always the case.
Pennsylvania, like New Jersey, considers anything other than an unqualified, unequivocal assent to the officer’s request as a refusal. The operation of a motor vehicle in Pennsylvania is a privilege subject to conditions
An inventory search is not as extensive as a search based on a warrant or under sufficient probable cause (warrantless), but it nevertheless will likely discovery most contraband in these situations.
House parties, events at local bars, tailgate outside the stadium and even the games themselves create situations which could bring potential legal problems for fans that could easily exceed the cost of next year’s season tickets!
Circumstantial evidence is a critical concept in criminal defense and often one that clients fail to understand. Some clients actually get furious when attorneys try to explain it!
Not every interaction with police creates a situation where person’s constitutional protections apply.
Most of these crimes and offenses are misdemeanors and, in some cases, summary offenses as opposed to felony crimes but they could, nevertheless, substantially hinder or derail a professional or academic career.
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Hazing can occur at the high school and the college level but we often see or hear about in the latter. Most of these incidents involve the excessive consumption of alcohol, drugs and even a combination of both. It also appears that most of these incidents involved male clubs or fraternities.
