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The PA Superior Court has recently decided that a defendant's right to a fair trial and due process of law is violated when a prosecutor is permitted to suggest that the defendant’s pre-arrest efforts to retain an attorney are consistent with guilt. Lang was...
At some point in time, we were all teenagers. When you were a kid, perhaps you noticed adults talking down to you or assuming you were trouble. Well, it’s no different for juveniles today. Such stereotypes are fairly common, and they can extend to the attitude of law...
Today, the PA Superior Court held that when a driver drives with any marijuana or its metabolites in their blood, they can be charged with DUI because all marijuana, including medical marijuana, remains a Schedule I controlled substance for the purpose of DUI...
You and your friends work so hard during the week that you barely have time to see each other. The weekend is your time for relaxation, and a large part of this involves going out in a group. You all like to have a drink, and there is certainly nothing wrong with...
In June of 2020, stores throughout the United States were experiencing an increase in looting due to social unrest. It was during this time that police became aware of a social media post on Facebook made by a juvenile, E.L.W. wherein she stated, “We looting Walmart...
The PA Superior Court has recently held that “marijuana remains a Schedule I controlled substance under current Pennsylvania law and, therefore, the Commonwealth is not required to prove that the marijuana in an individual’s bloodstream is non-medical marijuana for...
The PA Supreme Court has held that although the prosecutor acted with discriminatory intent to peremptorily strike an African American juror, such conduct did not amount to intentional or reckless misconduct sufficient to invoke the double jeopardy protections of...
Getting arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) can be expensive. You have to pay court costs and fines if you plead guilty or get convicted. You could lose your license temporarily, which could cost you income or even force you to change professions if you...
The PA Superior Court recently held that the parent of an adult child who lives in a separate residence did not have apparent authority to consent and allow police to make a warrantless entry into the child's home. Troy David Lehnherd was driving his truck and...
For the better part of a century, the Miranda Warning has been part of the criminal arrest process in the United States. Following a Supreme Court ruling in the 1960s, police officers had to begin informing individuals of certain civil rights while they are in police...
