Pennsylvania Criminal Defense

For some, the idea of a family-run business can conjure up sentimental thoughts of siblings, children, parents, grandparents, and extended family, keeping treasured traditions alive for generations through trust, commitment,...

The Second Amendment, which protects the right to keep and bear arms, means that anyone can own firearms and use them for self-defense in the event of an attack. However, if that right is abused by any person, such as in the case...

Reuters reports that the Third Circuit Court of Appeals has decided again that Pennsylvania cannot prohibit 18-to-20-year-olds from carrying guns during a state of emergency. The circuit court decision does not impact...

Last month, a Pittsburgh man was arrested and charged with selling cocaine out of a Delta Upsilon fraternity house in State College, PA. The man, 22-year-old Thomas M. Robinson of Allegheny County, had previously sold cocaine to...

Controversial shock rocker Marilyn Manson can breathe a little easier after the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office concluded a four-year investigation by announcing they would not file domestic violence and sexual...

A registered sex offender from Camden, NJ, has been sentenced to 21 years and 8 months in prison for trafficking three minors between Philadelphia and New Jersey to engage in commercial sex acts. Semaj A. Gilmore, 34, has been on...

Financial fraud targeting seniors is rising in Pennsylvania, with estimates of the total losses reaching $1.6 billion in just one year. To combat this, PA lawmakers are advancing legislation that gives banks more powers and...

Two New Castle, PA, residents were recently sentenced for their involvement in a cocaine trafficking pipeline that brought drugs from Puerto Rico to western Pennsylvania. The two men were part of an arrest that netted 17...

In December 2024, President Biden signed the first federal anti-hazing measure, the Stop Campus Hazing Act, into law. This law now requires colleges to compile and publish information on hazing incidents, whether reported to...

31-year-old Tyrone Tunnell of Philadelphia pleaded guilty to several charges, including murder, for fatally stabbing a security guard and wounding another at a Center City Macy’s location. The incident began when Tunnell...

On Christmas Eve in Scranton, Pennsylvania, a fatal hit-and-run left a 35-year-old man, Quincy Evans, fatally injured after being struck along Providence Road. While initial reports focused on the driver, recent developments have...

A Susquehanna, Pa. man is facing multiple felony charges, including second-degree kidnapping, first-degree reckless endangerment, criminal possession of stolen property, and third-degree unlawful fleeing of a police officer in a...

A man who was being held pending his trial on charges related to the January 6, 2021, attacks on the Capitol remains in jail even after being pardoned by President Trump. Daniel Ball, who faced 12 criminal counts related to his...

Drug trafficking cases can carry life-altering consequences, especially when they involve allegations of overdose deaths. In a recent high-profile case out of Monroe County, two individuals face charges of distributing fentanyl...

Pennsylvania’s Adult Protective Services (APS) program is a state-run initiative to protect care-dependent adults with physical or mental impairments. The program’s primary focus is on detecting, preventing, and...

There is no question that the criminal justice system in the U.S. is imperfect. Yet, when tragedy strikes, the public’s outcry for justice can pressure law enforcement officials to dismiss the shortcomings in the system in...

Pennsylvania joins a cadre of other states in setting out to punish people for utilizing Bluetooth devices to track another person without their consent. House Bill 416 passed the Pennsylvania House of Representatives by a...

A recent case in Montgomery County, PA, has drawn attention to the consequences that can result from performing unlicensed medical procedures. A medical assistant was arrested for posing as a nurse and conducting unauthorized...

In an effort to join a number of surrounding states that have legalized recreational cannabis, a pair of Pennsylvania state legislators are seeking co-sponsors for what they’re calling “landmark” laws that could both...

A Philadelphia man was sentenced to 48 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and a forfeiture of $345,681.68 for impersonation of a USPS mail carrier, unlawful possession of three USPS Arrow Keys, mail theft, and...