Pennsylvania Criminal Defense

Since it arrived in the United States early this year, COVID-19 has fundamentally changed almost every aspect of how we interact with others and go about the business of our daily lives. This “new normal” has also impacted the...

Our country has recently witnessed high-profile police brutality cases that have resulted in the deaths of many men and women of color and reignited conversations surrounding racism and inequality in our law enforcement and legal...

Although recreational marijuana is not legal in Pennsylvania, in April 2016, Governor Wolf legalized medical marijuana use. Roughly two years after that, in February 2018, it became possible to acquire marijuana from medical...

Abuse is a word that many people equate with physical violence. Although physical abuse has dire legal consequences, the ramifications for verbal abuse can be just as severe. In Pennsylvania, a victim of physical or verbal abuse...

When a police officer uses deadly force, their actions immediately come under scrutiny: Was the force justified? Was the suspect indeed a threat? Could the incident have been handled in another way? Often these questions...

For months, U.S. citizens have debated the efficacy of wearing masks to stop the spread of COVID-19. Some have tried to prove that it’s a useless practice. Some have pointed out that it’s, at the very least, a...

Due to financial, social, and health-related concerns, the coronavirus pandemic has been hard on everyone – and for many people, that added hardship comes with heightened emotions. It’s hard to accept the “new normal”...

Regardless of alleged crimes, every individual deserves their day in court and the due process of our judicial system. Often, people act from emotion rather than logic. When you’re facing potential charges, it’s...

As families cope with the fallout from the coronavirus, some unexpected consequences of the pandemic have emerged. Experts suggest that being confined at home for an extended time is leading to increases in violence between...

No matter what you may have allegedly done, whether you’re guilty or not, you always have the right to appeal. After you have gone through the sentencing process, after you realize what punitive measures you face, you still...

With the omnipresence of cell phone cameras, everyone becomes a videographer or photographer when an event takes place. Over the past few months, several videos spread virally, recording police violence against individuals. These...

In today’s world, everything lives on forever on the internet. Even if something is taken down, or found to be false, there’s always the Wayback Machine. If it’s not saved there, people may have taken...

By the end of the first week of March, twenty deaths in the United States had been linked to COVID-19. By the end of that month, Governor Tom Wolf (and many governors across the nation) instated a stay-at-home order. Now, in...

Gun Violence Increase During the Pandemic As the pandemic continues, although crime, in general, is on the decline, gun violence is on the rise, and it seems like every day there’s a new report of a shooting, especially when...

Just about a month ago, Governor Tom Wolf signed two new House bills into legislation: H.B. 1841 and H.B. 1910. These two bills follow on Governor Wolf’s June announcement to begin the process of reforming Pennsylvania...

When an adult commits an offense, they are tried as adults. Minors are often tried with differing expectations and criteria, because they are minors. However, this is not always the case. If a minor, or a person younger than your...

If you give someone else drugs, and they commit a crime, are you culpable? Can you face charges? What may those charges be? In one Pennsylvania county, a man allegedly delivered drugs to a customer. That customer later died of an...

Recently in Pennsylvania, two teenagers allegedly plotted a murder-for-hire scheme. Both face charges. Both face the consequences. The boyfriend-girlfriend pair planned to hire a murderer to do away with the girl’s...

After recent dramatic drives to defund the police, many Americans believe that crime is on the rise. We watch as politicians promise to send federal agents to curb crime in cities nationwide. We stay inside and wonder –...

Over the past year, state after state has issued stay-at-home orders. As Americans have chosen quiet evenings in and canceled vacations, statisticians have noticed an unintended side effect of this inactivity. The primary goal of...