Deaths involving opioids are actually decreasing, while deaths involving stimulants like cocaine or methamphetamine are increasing.
Every World Series game, regardless of the outcome, will generate excitement, massive crowds and likely overconsumption of food and alcohol. This combination sometimes leads to criminal problems for fans and their families.
For many in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, playoff baseball means extra time to spend with family and friends. Many use the time to tailgate in parking lots or to host parties. While these events are often memorable, the frequently lead to the drinking and driving.
We always advise clients to never or give up waive constitutional rights against illegal search and seizure or self-incrimination.
Electronic devices, unlike a home or storage locker, have non-physical barriers which require a specific code that is usually only within the knowledge of the accused person.
It is sometimes in a client’s best interest to plead guilty. This isn’t something that one should do without a careful evaluation of these 5 issues.
In most situations if a person has an existing bench warrant, they will be arrested during a routine traffic stop or perhaps going through a security check point at an airport, train station, or bus depot.
Gun violence is at an all time high in the city of Philadelphia and more than 1,400 people have been shot this year alone in that city. This is a higher number then New York and Los Angeles, which have much larger populations (New York – 8.3 million; Los Angeles – almost 4 million). Philadelphia has less than half the population of Los Angeles and less than a quarter of the population of New York City, yet a higher rate of gun violence!
Former police officer Edsaul Mendoza remains charged with Murder of the First Degree , and Murder of the Third Degree following a preliminary hearing in Philadelphia following the death of 12 year old TJ Siderio. Siderio was killed after the encounter with police after he shot into an unmarked police vehicle.
In many ways, the New Jersey system is much better as it does not punish a person simply for not having the ability to pay his or her way out of jail prior to trial.
