Sometimes, a plea deal is the best option. Defendants agree to plea deals for a variety of reasons. The evidence may be sufficient to make it unlikely they would be acquitted. They may prefer to have a say in sentencing or would...
Category: General Criminal Defense
In April 2024, a Greene County court sentenced a Harrisburg man to 60 to 120 years in prison for domestic violence. The man was found guilty of several felonies and misdemeanors, including aggravated assault, strangulation, and...
The juvenile justice system has good intentions, aiming to educate and rehabilitate youthful offenders so that they might become productive members of society. Unfortunately, the system often proves to be ineffective at best and...
An Arkansas mortician pleaded guilty in 2024 to multiple counts of wire and tax fraud after attempting to sell human body parts to an “oddity” dealer in Pennsylvania. Federal authorities charged the mortician with mail...
Argument Over Tools Ends in Stabbing
June 25, 2024
A man in Luzerne County is facing charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, and reckless endangerment. After an argument over tools escalated, the man is alleged to have stabbed another man in the chest and hand. Everyone...
Megan’s Law protects the public welfare, especially a community’s children, from victimization by sex offenders through multiple means of information tracking. States have the freedom to adopt the law and establish...
When a hit-and-run incident occurs, individuals are thrust into a world of legal complexities and uncertainties. As the repercussions of charges loom, the importance of a dedicated legal team to advocate for justice and fair...
Licensed professionals—whether they are teachers or work in other industries—are subject to two sets of lawful codes: the typical criminal code and the code of conduct related to their license. Unfortunately, when allegations...
It’s an isolating situation to fulfill career responsibilities when you are wrongly accused of violating a restraining order—known in Pennsylvania as a Protection from Abuse Order (PFA). No one is immune to that...
The digital age has transformed how law enforcement agencies gather evidence. In some instances, law enforcement officers and agents may be investigating one crime when they find evidence of other crimes on a suspect’s...
A recent dispute at a Sunoco gas station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, demonstrates how quickly situations can escalate from seemingly trivial disagreements to serious legal consequences. A confrontation that started with a banana...
In a plot that seems borrowed from an episode of Law and Order, law enforcement arrived at a home to find a five-month-old baby and a dead body. Authorities later identified a woman, Heaven Maez, as the child’s caretaker....
On March 21, 2022, 24-year-old Jayana Webb killed two state troopers and a pedestrian in South Philadelphia on I-95. Her blood alcohol level when the crash occurred was nearly thrice the legal limit at .211. Local media outlets...
Criminal Conviction of Funeral Director Escalates Into Civil Lawsuit and Professional Risks
June 7, 2024
On March 20, 2024, a funeral director in Allegheny County was found guilty of abusing a corpse by leaving it out to decay for over a week. Michael Aldrich, the guilty party, worked as a funeral director since 1977 and did not...
C.J. Rice of Philadelphia was convicted in 2011 for participating in a shooting he has always denied being part of. Rice’s conviction caused him to spend more than a dozen years behind bars. Rice’s...
Shawn Sullenberger, 45, of Lock Haven, PA, faces charges after Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Troopers found child pornography on his phone. PSP had received three CyberTips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited...
A child was inadvertently injured during a high-profile domestic violence incident involving a former star of the Netflix series “Selling Sunset.” Christian Dumontet, husband of celebrity realtor Christine Quinn, was arrested...
According to Glendale, California, police and burglars have begun employing a new technique to disable home security cameras: Disrupting the feeds with Wi-Fi jammers. Speaking with KTLA, Glendale Police Department Sgt....
Adam Stafford King was arrested at his suburban Chicago home on child pornography charges. King is a veterinarian by trade, and according to reports, he is also a dog show judge. An agent discovered the alleged...
The husband of Christine Quinn, one of the main subjects of the reality TV series Selling Sunset during its first five years, has been arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department for violating an emergency protective...