Intoxicated Man Struggles With Police After Urinating On Truck
A long struggle resulted when Pennsylvania State Police troopers encountered a man urinating on a running truck next to East Queen Street in Chambersburg. Court documents detailed the encounter that began when troopers questioned the 24-year-old that they described as stumbling with bloodshot eyes. Understanding the Legal Consequences of a DUI Arrest At first, the suspect walked away from the...Read More
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A Criminal Study Finds Errors In Some Convictions
One of the first studies to determine the rate of wrongful, non-murder convictions was recently conducted in Pennsylvania. The study found a slightly higher rate of mistaken convictions than in murder or capital crime cases. The Overlooked Reality of Wrongful Convictions in Non-Violent Crimes The lead researcher, a criminologist from a Pennsylvania university, created the study to focus on...Read More
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Radio Personality Avoids Prison Time At Sentencing Hearing
The unfolding legal troubles of public figures often serve as a stark reminder of the complexities surrounding drug offenses. When comedian Artie Lange faced legal jeopardy in 2017, resulting in a plea and subsequent sentencing in 2018 for possession of heroin, the media coverage highlighted not only the personal struggles of the individual but also the intricate mechanisms of the criminal...Read More
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Drunk driving charges in Pennsylvania
In many places across the country, including Pennsylvania, legislation related to drunk driving has become stricter over the years. In 2003, Act 24 lowered the legal blood-alcohol content level from .10 to .08 and created a series of penalties that depend on the BAC level of the accused driver and their prior history with DUI charges. People in certain categories, including minors, truck...Read More
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Can you share or sell prescription drugs?
On behalf of Brennan Law Offices on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. In your second year of college, you have your wisdom teeth removed. The doctor prescribes you some serious painkillers to take at home while you recover. Thankfully, you are young and healthy. You recover ahead of schedule, and the pain subsides long before you use up all of the medication. You know you could take it until it is...Read More
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Associates Becoming Criminal Defendants in Fatal Overdoses
In Pennsylvania and across the United States, the legal response to the opioid epidemic has taken an increasingly aggressive turn. While public health initiatives aim to provide treatment and harm reduction, the judicial system has simultaneously ramped up the use of “drug-induced homicide” statutes to hold individuals criminally accountable for fatal overdoses. In...Read More
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Changes To Stop Wrong Eyewitness Identifications
The reliability of eyewitness testimony has been a subject of intense scientific scrutiny for decades. While juries and the general public often perceive eyewitness accounts as “gold-standard” evidence, decades of cognitive science and the sobering reality of DNA exonerations have proven otherwise. The human memory is not a recording device; it is a reconstructive process that can...Read More
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