While many agued that her sentence was harsh, the laws everywhere are different especially when it comes to the United States and Russia. This is the chance you take when you travel abroad with contraband and should serve as a strong reminder to anyone considering it!
Most people believe that only a gun or perhaps a knife is considered an “instruments of crime,” Pennsylvania, however, the crime of “possession of an instrument of crime” isn’t exclusively reserved for guns and firearms. Under Section 907(a) a person commits a misdemeanor of the first degree if he or she possesses any instrument of […]
All searches are not the same and there is a substantial difference, however, between searches done by a government official, such as a police officer or other law enforcement and private searches.
This ordinance provides no financial incentive for parents to comply but yet requires a police officer to make every reasonable attempt to return a child home.
You should never plead guilty to something you didn’t do! You have the right to fight these charges in a criminal and civil courtroom
a theft charge in Pennsylvania can range from a summary offense to a much more common misdemeanor offense and even a felony charge in some cases!
Racial profiling is an issue which a criminal defense attorney may sometimes need to address if he or she is representing a member of a minority group such as African American, Hispanic, Asian, or a Native American person.
Currently, if you’re convicted of felony murder in the Commonwealth, you face a mandatory minimum life sentence.
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.
Diversion programs are usually reserved for misdemeanor offenses but not felonies, especially gun crimes. Some people, however, do receive these diversion programs
