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Pennsylvania Death Penalty Moratorium
“If the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is going to take the irrevocable step of executing a human being, its capital sentencing system must be infallible. Pennsylvania’s system is riddled with flaws, making it error prone, expensive, and anything but infallible… If we are to continue to administer the death penalty, we...
Read MoreJodi Arias Dodged the Needle
On March 5, 2015, a jury could not unanimously agree on whether Jodi Arias deserved the death penalty. In May 2013, after a lengthy trial, which included testimony of psychological experts and an unbelievable eighteen days of Defendant testimony, Arias was convicted of the June 2008 murder of her ex-boyfriend,...
Read MorePennsylvania DUI & Refusing Chemical Testing
DUI & Refusal of Chemical Testing in Pennsylvania When Lamar Odom was pulled over for a suspected DUI in August, he almost immediately earned himself a one year suspension of his driver’s license. How is this possible when “innocent until proven guilty” is the principle by which our entire criminal...
Read MoreCriminal Law in Pennsylvania: Just how bad is it?
Criminal Law in Pennsylvania – Just how bad is it? One of the first questions our criminal defense clients ask is “how much trouble am I in?” The answer to this depends on a variety of factors, such as how many prior offenses they have committed, what their intent was...
Read MoreARD on a DUI for Dina Lohan? Possibly in Pennsylvania
ARD Would be a Good Option for Dina Lohan after her First DUI Arrest Dina Lohan, mother of troubled star Lindsay Lohan, recently experienced some legal drama of her own after being pulled over on September 12th in Long Island, NY for doing 77 mph in a 55 mph zone....
Read MoreProtection from Abuse: What it means for George Zimmerman
Protection from Abuse in Pennsylvania (PFA) Once again, George Zimmerman is finding himself the target of tabloid fodder and the headline of many major newspapers. However, this time his publicity is not related to the Trayvon Martin case, but to a domestic altercation that occurred between Zimmerman and his estranged...
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