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In Pennsylvania, and across the United States, anyone who is charged with a crime have rights that are guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. A group of these rights are known as "due process" rights, which seek to ensure that criminal defendants are treated as fairly...
Just weeks after a sweep resulted in the arrests of 30 defendants in Blair County, two men in a home in the Feltonville area of Philadelphia were arrested with more than 15 pounds of heroin and fentanyl, the synthetic opioid that has been tied to several deaths in the...
When you face a criminal charge, it can be natural to want to speak up and explain, especially if you are innocent. You may feel that if you get the opportunity to lay out your version of events on the stand, it will sway the judge or jury. So, it can be frustrating...
In Pennsylvania it is illegal to operate a vehicle with any amount of THC - a chemical in marijuana - in a driver's blood stream. However, using marijuana for medical purposes, as long as it is prescribed by a licensed physician, became legal last year. The first...
People can be pleasant in Pennsylvania. Divorcing parents who get along well may be tempted to make decisions about child custody informally and agree on them with nothing but a handshake. Unfortunately, the waters of child custody are not always smooth. Custody...
Smart phone technology gets exponentially smarter all the time, outpacing the law's ability to keep up. With face recognition technology now available in the palm of your hand, courts are just starting to address whether police can compel a criminal defendant to...