Recent Posts in Criminal Defense Category
Posted on Aug 20, 2012 By Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer
A recent U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion held that a defendant cannot be sentenced in federal court under Sentencing Guidelines that became effective between the time of the ...
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Posted on Aug 16, 2012 By Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer
A defendant who challenged the government's use of one of his Facebook "friends" as a cooperating witness to access his Facebook profile has no recourse under the Fourth Amendment, a ...
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Posted on Aug 15, 2012 By Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer
The Appellant challenged the propriety of the DUI sentencing court's decision to award restitution without deducting the amount paid to his accident victim by his own insurer. Appellant maintained ...
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Posted on Aug 10, 2012 By Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer
Mandatory Sentencing in PA can be the most upsetting part of being prosecuted for Possession with the Intent to Deliver (PWID) . A mere two grams of cocaine on a second Possession with the Intent to ...
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Posted on Sep 17, 2011 By Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer
By: Isla Fruchter: The New Jersey Supremes just issued an opinion in the case of State v Larry R. Henderson, 2011 N.J. LEXIS 927, decided Aug. 24, 2011, which breaks the law wide open and should be ...
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Posted on Aug 30, 2011 By Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer
By Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Monday, August 29, 2011 The Allegheny County District Attorney today charged state Sen. Jane Orie with multiple counts of perjury, tampering with evidence and forgery for ...
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Posted on Aug 17, 2011 By Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer
A detainer is an Order from a judge directing that you not be release on bail. Detainers are placed when an individual is arrest on a new charge while on probation or parole. Normally, if you have a ...
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Posted on Aug 10, 2011 By Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer
Felony First Degree The longest allowable minimum sentence for a Felony of the First Degree is Twenty (20) years in a Pennsylvania State Correctional Facility. The Maximum fine for a Felony of the ...
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Posted on Jun 28, 2011 By Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer
Reported by Peter Jackson, AP HARRISBURG, Pa.—Gov. Tom Corbett on Tuesday signed a bill to widen the right to use deadly force in self-defense. The bill, passed by the Senate last week, will ...
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Posted on Jun 26, 2011 By Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer
Pennsylvania Criminal Procedure Rule 600 is Pennsylvania's speedy trial statute. The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Pennsylvania's Constitution, guarantees individuals ...
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Posted on Apr 22, 2011 By Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer
BOSTON (AP) — The odor of burnt marijuana alone is not enough for police to suspect criminal activity and order a person to get out of a car, the state's highest court ruled Tuesday, citing ...
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Posted on Apr 22, 2011 By Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer
BOSTON (AP) - The odor of burnt marijuana alone is not enough for police to suspect criminal activity and order a person to get out of a car, the state's highest court ruled Tuesday, citing a state ...
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Posted on Apr 16, 2011 By Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer
In a recent opinion in Commonwealth v. Hudson, 2010 PA Super 96, the Pennsylvania Superior Court held that what began as a mere encounter escalated into an investigative detention when a police ...
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Posted on Feb 25, 2011 By Edward Nichols, MSW, LCSW-R
Research has show that when children make false allegations of sexual abuse one or more of these factors may be involved. (Kathryn Kuehnle, Assessing Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse, 1996) The child ...
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Posted on Jun 25, 2010 By Criminal Defense Attorney
We are pleased to announce the launch of our criminal defense blog with an RSS feed available at http://www.philadelphiacriminaldefenselawyers.com/Blog/Recent-Blog-Posts/RSS.xml
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