Pennsylvania was the 24th state to legalize Cannabis as a medical treatment when Governor Wolf signed the “Medical Marijuana Act.” While the Act has addressed many concerns on the medical administration of the drug, those utilizing this treatment must understand that Pennsylvania still classifies Cannabis a Schedule I Controlled Substance. This classification, despite the legalization for medical […]
We are hopefully coming to the end of the COVID era and courtrooms are slowly getting back to normal. Some counties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are already scheduling judge and jury trials. Clients often ask how what they should wear to court and how they should act when they get there. As a general […]
As restrictions to continue to relax many of our readers will once again cross the bridge to and from New Jersey and Pennsylvania without giving it much thought. It’s important to realize, however, that these two jurisdictions have dramatically different laws regarding firearms. What is a gun or firearm? In Pennsylvania the term “firearm” is […]
We’ve only finished the first month of 2021 and we’ve already had our first major snow storm in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. There are still plenty of weeks of winter and the snow reminds of me example which is often used in law school and in courtrooms to explain the concept of circumstantial evidence—footprints in […]
The first snow storm of 2021 continues to pound the Northeast especially in Philadelphia, the surrounding counties of Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware and Chester along with all of New Jersey. Despite the storm, our criminal defense law firm is operating at full speed thanks to technology such as zoom! While snow is falling and many are […]
If you do speak to police and then later attempt to challenge the admissibility of that statement, keep in mind that most courts
A person who isn’t a citizen faces not only a lifelong criminal record but also runs the risk of deportation if charged and convicted of a drug crime in either Pennsylvania or New Jersey.
We salute the U.S. veterans who sacrificed to preserve and protect us. And many of us celebrate freedom of the road on this holiday. Also, due to COVID people may be more inclined to be on the roads just to get out of the house as many states are re-opening. This includes Pennsylvania and New […]
If the Superior Court is persuaded to detain, the defendant does have the right to appeal to New Jersey’s Appellate Division.
Even if you have no prior criminal history, the illegal transfer of a gun, before during or over the shutdown, could send you to a Pennsylvania State Prison for a mandatory minimum 5 years.
