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As a Pennsylvania parent, do you ever worry about your kids? The answer to that is obvious, isn’t it? The unconditional love that moms and dads have for their children automatically features due concern for their well-being as they negotiate the path toward adulthood....
A PROPERLY QUALIFIED POLICE OFFICER MAY TESTIFY TO FACTS OF A SEXUAL ASSAULT AS WELL AS A TYPICAL VICTIM’S BEHAVIORS AND RESPONSES TO SEXUAL ABUSE; HOWEVER, THE OFFICER MAY NOT OFFER AN OPINION ON THE CREDIBILITY OF ANOTHER WITNESS (That's the jury's job 😉 ) Jones...
The PA Supreme Court “recently explained that, where law enforcement seeks to search a cell phone seized incident to arrest, the applicable rule is “exceedingly simple: . . . get a warrant.” This week, the Court published Commonwealth v. Johnson, No. 25 WAP 2019 (Pa....
On October 19, 2020, the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas extended the Judicial Emergency in that jurisdiction to December 31, 2020, or until further Notice from the Court. Criminal jury trials will continue to be held, provided they can be conducted safely....
IT DOESN'T TAKE AN EXPERT TO SHOW THAT AN OPERATOR'S REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO A CHEMICAL TEST WAS NOT A KNOWING & CONSCIOUS REFUSAL (if the operator has suffered injuries that were severe, incapacitating & obvious) In an unreported memorandum opinion from the Hon....
Attorney Michael T. Winters was recently appointed to serve on the PA Commission on Crime & Delinquency's Training Subcommittee for County Adult Probation & Parole in the Commonwealth. Nominated by the PA Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, where he...
Saeed Rasheed Johnson appealed from the aggregate judgment of sentence of ten to twenty years of imprisonment imposed after he was convicted of robbery and possessing an instrument of crime (“PIC”). Johnson contended that his prior conviction for aggravated assault in...
A criminal conviction does not disappear as soon as you fulfill your debt to society. Even small run-ins with the law linger for years. One mistake while young can prevent you from getting a decent job, securing housing or being accepted into college. How can someone...
At DUI stops, suspects often participate in sobriety tests so the police officer can determine if their inkling that the driver is impaired is accurate. The only problem is some of these tests aren’t always the best measures of sobriety in every case. If you are...
