What you need to know about Philadelphia’s new curfew for kids
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.
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Domestic Violence Charges – Your options and what can a criminal defense lawyer do to help you?
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
How serious is a theft, fraud or forgery charge in Pennsylvania. What makes robbery different?
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!
Pretextual Traffic Stop, Racial Profiling, Reasonable Suspicion, and Probable Cause
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.
What is the Felony Murder Rule and what triggers it in Pennsylvania?
Currently, if you’re convicted of felony murder in the Commonwealth, you face a mandatory minimum life sentence.
5 Reasons to Reject a Plea “Deal” in Pennsylvania and New Jersey
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.
Are you really eligible for a criminal diversion program for a felony gun charge in Pennsylvania (ARD) or New Jersey (PTI)?
Diversion programs are usually reserved for misdemeanor offenses but not felonies, especially gun crimes. Some people, however, do receive these diversion programs
Possession of Marijuana is still a crime and why the law isn’t changing any time soon in Pennsylvania despite Philadelphia’s “decriminalization.”
Allegedly 6 out of 10 Pennsylvanians want the Commonwealth to legalize the Schedule I narcotic but it remains incredibly controversially as it as seen as gateway drug into other addictions.
Could LA Rams’ Bobby Wagner be charged criminally for “flattening” a protestor during a football game on national TV? What charges, if any, will the protester face?
During this Monday Night game, millions watched a protestor, carrying a device letting out pink smoke, run onto the field during the game and Wagner, in full football uniform, delivered a shoulder block which easily took the fan to the ground.
The 5 most common questions if you run from a vehicle accident scene in Pennsylvania and New Jersey? How serious is it?
When have received many phone calls from persons in Pennsylvania and New Jersey in situations where they did remain on site and simply ran from scene. Here are our answers to the most common questions