Many questions can be raised when Pennsylvania police officers show up at a person’s home and request to enter. One of the first logical questions a homeowner or tenant might have is whether the officers in question have a warrant to search the premises. If they do...
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Pennsylvania police make arrest for drug crimes
Any Pennsylvania resident who has ever had police knock on his or her door understands how unsettling it can be. If police officers request entrance to a home to “have a look around,” things may get a lot worse before they get better. On a recent Wednesday afternoon,...
Navigating the criminal justice system after DUI arrest
Perhaps you were driving home on unfamiliar roads after a holiday party when Pennsylvania police pulled you over in a traffic stop. They approached your vehicle and asked if you had been drinking. You took a roadside breath test and failed. An officer then arrested...
Were drugs found in your child’s school locker?
In Pennsylvania and many other states, school officials often call police with K9 units to conduct drug inspections. A student has a right to reasonably expect privacy. For instance, his or her backpack or other personal property is protected against unlawful search...
Pennsylvania woman facing drug charges
A woman in Pennsylvania was serving probation when an incident occurred that compounded her legal problems. Police showed up at residence in Charleroi where the 41-year-old woman in question was sitting on the front porch. Police say that the woman was consuming...
Can a defendant challenge reasonable suspicion?
Drivers should not have to worry about the police stopping them for no reason, but instances exist where the police use dubious pretenses to pull over a vehicle. Such actions are more than frightening and inconvenient as they may lead to an illegal search and seizure....
Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce bipartisan marijuana bill
Two Pennsylvania state senators introduced a bill on Feb. 24 that would allow adults at or over the age of 21 to consume marijuana and decriminalize possession of small but unspecified quantities of the drug. Gov. Tom Wolf supports marijuana legalization, and polls...
The variables that could determine if evidence gets suppressed
If you are charged with a crime, the evidence used to justify the decision to do so might be suppressed during a pre-trial hearing. There is also a chance that witness testimony, messages found on a cellphone or the results of a Breathalyzer test could be ruled...
Pennsylvania man sentenced for distributing drugs
A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to spend 114 months in a federal prison to be followed by eight years of supervised release on drug charges. The 46-year-old Stroudsburg resident pleaded guilty in 2018 to conspiring to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine...
Cannabis legislation on the horizon in Pennsylvania
The move toward marijuana legalization and the viability of hemp as an economic infusion product has reached Pennsylvania. The tide is turning with respect to understanding the true historical value and application of hemp in the American economy, and the social...