Criminal Law

Often, there is more than one story when someone in Lancaster has been arrested for assault. It's not always clear who started the fight. The person the police arrested may actually have been the victim, not the aggressor. If you are the one charged with assault, the...

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....

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...