It might be both logical and beneficial to position this criminal defense blog post from the perspective of parents. It addresses legal challenges that sometimes confront State College students at Penn State and other educational outlets. Those young people don't always readily appreciate the pot...
Fathers in Pennsylvania and around the country have a right to spend time with their children whether they were once married to the mother or not. When unmarried fathers take legal action to seek visitation or custody, family law judges base their decisions on what they believe will serve the chi...
Heroin is an addictive substance derived from the opium poppy plant. It is commonly a white or black powder used for recreational purposes. Given the dangerous nature of heroin, anyone in State College, Pennsylvania, caught with it could face stiff penalties. Overview of drug charges Pennsylvania...
Pennsylvania residents know that divorce is hard on the entire family. In addition to the family no longer living together, arrangements are set up regarding custody, child support, alimony, splitting up of assets, and every other issue that needs resolution when a couple splits. When it comes to...
There is a natural excitement for Pennsylvania college students. The newfound freedom of an independent life might seem overwhelming, but there are significant rewards. Still, when there is an issue where campus police becomes involved, it is common to be confused as to how to react. Campus polic...
If you are a parent who is getting a divorce in Pennsylvania and custody and visitation will be decided in a child custody hearing, you might wonder what factors the judge will consider. First, you should understand that courts generally operate from the assumption that children should maintain a...
It might seem like the world is ending when you're going through a divorce in Pennsylvania. Your relationship is over, you're being forced to relocate, you're straining your finances, and you may have no idea what you want to do with your life. However, divorce doesn't have to be a completely neg...
When people in Pennsylvania talk about divorce, they typically only talk about the negative aspects. They might tell you that you're going to lose half your possessions, clear out your savings and strain your relationship with your kids. However, divorce doesn't have to be entirely negative. In f...
Biological parents in Pennsylvania possess a right to spend time with their children. The right exists whether or not parents were married at the time of the child's birth. The court will decide what is best for the child when the visitation or custody rights of an unmarried father are in dispute...
On behalf of Law Offices of Lance T. Marshall | Sep 30, 2020 | Drug Charges Individuals in Pennsylvania facing drug charges may might those charges dropped for several reasons. Some of these reasons are a direct result of a decision from the Supreme Court. A criminal court may also drop drug cha...
Family law attorneys in Pennsylvania will need plenty of information from clients before moving forward with divorce proceedings. Some of this information may include marital assets, joint debt owed by the couple, property valuations and more. The documents that reveal this information will often...
A former Pennsylvania police officer has been sentenced to 10 days of monitored home confinement and six months of rigorous supervised release known as intermediate punishment in connection with a January 2019 drunk driving accident that left a pedestrian seriously injured. The sentence, which wa...
A former Pennsylvania police officer has been sentenced to 10 days of monitored home confinement and six months of rigorous supervised release known as intermediate punishment in connection with a January 2019 drunk driving accident that left a pedestrian seriously injured. The sentence, which wa...
To operate a motor vehicle in Pennsylvania, a driver must have a blood alcohol content (BAC) of less than .08. A person whose BAC reaches that limit may have a hard time standing, seeing and hearing. It may also be difficult to drive at a reasonable speed or take appropriate action when coming to...
Police in Pennsylvania have taken a man into custody who they believe sold the drugs that caused the overdose death of an Abingdon man in April. The 37-year-old Philadelphia resident faces a raft of charges including counts of possessing drugs with the intent to distribute, possessing drug paraph...
An investigation into heroin and methamphetamine trafficking in has led to the arrest of five suspects and the seizure of seven illegal guns according to a press release from the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office. Three women and two men were taken into custody during a police operation on M...
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced in a June 3 press release that 11 individuals have been indicted for trafficking heroin, fentanyl and cocaine in Luzerne County. The indictments were handed down by a federal grand jury on May 28. All but one of the susp...
Law enforcement agencies in Pennsylvania and across the United States routinely use drug dogs to “alert” officers to the presence of narcotics in vehicles. However, studies have found that a significant percentage of these alerts fail to yield any drugs once the vehicle is searched. For example, ...
Individuals younger than the age of 21 are not allowed to consume or possess alcohol. Furthermore, someone who is younger than 21 in Pennsylvania or any other state is not allowed to transport or attempt to purchase beer, liquor or similar products. Those who are not allowed to transport beer are...
Individuals in Pennsylvania who are charged with a DUI have the right to take their case to trial. However, before a trial begins, there is usually a preliminary hearing to determine whether one needs to occur at all. A judge will review the evidence that the prosecution has gathered to determine...
People who sell or attempt to sell controlled substances in Pennsylvania may be charged with a crime. In most cases, possession with intent to distribute charges are separate from drug trafficking charges. If a person is charged with drug trafficking, it means that authorities believe that a pers...
While Pennsylvania law enforcement officers can use breath and blood tests to accurately gauge a driver's level of alcohol impairment, there are currently no tests that reliably measure a driver's level of marijuana impairment. However, that could soon change. Scientists at the University of Texa...
Criminal charges of drug trafficking result in more severe penalties and prison sentences than drug possession charges. Prosecutors in Pennsylvania will likely charge you with drug trafficking if police attributed large quantities of drugs to you. Authorities will assume that you intended to sell...
In early February, state and federal investigators arrested six men for allegedly conspiring to transport large amounts of illegal drugs from Puerto Rico to Erie over a two-year period. The charges were brought by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania. According to c...
A 52-year-old Bristol Township man was taken into police custody on March 18 after law enforcement officials say they found drugs and drug-related paraphernalia in his home. The man was placed in the Bucks County Correctional Facility following his arraignment. According to the report, the Bucks ...
