Summer is here and Philadelphia, along with its surrounding counties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey will host musicians such as Kenny Chesney, Zac Brown, Megan Moroney and Uncle Kracker who are all performing this weekend at Lincoln Financial Field!
New Jersey, unlike Pennsylvania, maintains mandatory minimum sentencing laws for many crimes including felony offenses in the State. The victim allegedly sustained non-life-threatening injuries but this does not mean that the attempted murder charge will not proceed to a grand jury indictment
This appeal process will extend beyond the November Presidential election in which he continues to lead in national polls. His campaign raised $52.8 million less than 24 hours following the verdict.
Over this past Memorial Day Holiday Weekend Ocean City, New Jersey, which has proclaimed itself “America’s Greatest Resort” for over 85 years, issued more than 1,300 curbside warnings and detained 23 juveniles for fighting and shoplifting allegations. In Wildwood, police declared a state of emergency following “civil unrest” which allegedly began with numerous incidents involving property damage and violence. Most of these cases will likely end with a warning and perhaps some community service for these young people. There are many juvenile cases, however, which are much more serious!
The jury continues to deliberate the case against President Donald Trump in New York City following weeks of trial. The outcome could likely affect the outcome of the 2024 Presidential Election! Prior to deliberations, the trial judge provided them with instructions which could determine the case’s outcome. We very rarely hear about jury instructions in the news and they are usually never a part of any courtroom TV or movie drama. Jury Instructions are nevertheless a critical part of any criminal case!
Wildwood Police recently declared a state of emergency during the Memorial Holiday Weekend. Law enforcement cited “civil unrest” as the reason for the declaration which was later lifted. There was no specific reason for the order but civil unrest generally involves a high level of criminal mischief within the area
Summer 2024 unofficially started this weekend with the Memorial Day Holiday! Summer is also a time when many get on a plane to various destinations! All these travelers will go through airport security and there is a strong likelihood that security will find some type of contraband in a few of these travelers. You will almost hear about a person arrested at a local airport for attempting to bring handguns, drugs or some other contraband on to an airplane in their carry-on bags!
This is the case of Scottie Scheffler in Louisville, Kentucky where the current top ranked golfer in world remains charged with second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding traffic signals from an officer directing traffic. The assault charge is a felony; the others are misdemeanors.
The critical issue in many of these cases is often self-defense. Self-defense, however, must be brought into trial
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