If you’ve ever experienced an arrest, you know how stressful and traumatic it can feel. Depending on the severity of the crime, thoughts of spending time in jail, paying hefty fines, losing your job, surrendering your professional license, and having a ruined reputation may flood your brain. This level of anxiety can only escalate if […]

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In some cases, choosing a waiver trial over a jury trial in a Pennsylvania criminal case can be advantageous to the defendant and their attorney. In this post-pandemic era, it may also benefit the judicial system and the community. As a result of the pandemic, Pennsylvania criminal court systems shut down for months in 2020—an […]

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Anyone facing a criminal charge that may lead to incarceration has the right to request a jury trial. Having your criminal case heard by a jury made up of your peers is a fundamental right guaranteed by the U.S. Constitutional and the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. When your future and freedom are on […]

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Have you been stopped by police officers at a DUI checkpoint in Pennsylvania and asked if you’ve consumed alcohol before driving? These checkpoints are often questionable, but they are legal under strict circumstances in Pennsylvania. Police officers must remain stationary at a distinct checkpoint location for several hours while conducting DUI stops. While police do […]

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It’s a sad reality that despite the progress that society has made to put an end to racism, this unfair bias continues to be a genuine problem in Pennsylvania and across the U.S. In recent years, many prominent cases involving racial profiling by law enforcement have highlighted an ongoing issue. While Pennsylvania State Police adopted […]

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