New Orleans Saint Alvin Kamara pleads no contest, settles a civil suit, and will meet with NFL commissioner
His criminal defense lawyers advised him not to enter in guilty plea to two misdemeanor tax counts of willful failure to pay federal income tax. This was part of the plea to avoid prison on a felony gun charge.
In addition to these obvious risks, drunk driving often carries with it a mandatory minimum jail sentence and the loss of your drivers’ license. Here are 5 points that you should keep in mind if your weekend plans include alcohol
One of the most common questions that we receive is from Pennsylvania residents who own a gun in Pennsylvania but also own a Summer residence at the New Jersey Shore. This law here recently changed. Taking your out of state gun to your New Jersey Shore house is now more complicated.
he Pennsylvania and New Jersey Rules of Criminal Procedure, however, do allow private citizens to make a criminal complaint against another person. If a complaint is made, the District Attorney (Pennsylvania) or the Prosecutor (New Jersey) must determine if the alleged perpetrator should face criminal prosecution and a possible conviction
Carter pled no contest as opposed to guilty to mitigate his liability in a civil lawsuit. His criminal defense lawyers probably advised him to proceed in this way. A no contest and a guilty plea are
Recently, Northwestern fired its football coach, Pat Fitzgerald, after alleged hazing incidents that occurred amongst his football players. The school parted with the longtime coach after an outside law firm determined that while there was insufficient evidence to conclude that Fitzgerald knew about the hazing, there were significant opportunities to learn about it. The decision to terminate the coach remains highly controversial but presents an opportunity to explain how college hazing can result in criminal charges.
In addition to DWI, there is a substantial increase in traffic offenses such as reckless and carless driving. While these terms are often used interchangeably, they are very different.
In the past, when there was down time from sports, outside activities, and camp, kids needed to occupy time with books, board games, and non interactive video games. While these alternatives were not ideal, they didn’t involve potential legal consequences for young adults.
Display fireworks are those that you see during large shows. They are not available to the general public. Consumer fireworks are available to the public in many states but they are illegal to use or possess in Pennsylvania unless you are a dealer
