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• posted: Feb. 02, 2021
• Criminal Law

On December 22, 2020, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an opinion, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Alexander, requiring law enforcement to secure a warrant prior to searching automobiles, unless probable cause Read More

• posted: Mar. 22, 2017
• Criminal Law
• criminal charges,  firearms transaction record form,  purchasing firearms,  section 4904,  section 6111

Before an individual is able to purchase a firearm, they must complete a firearms transaction record form.  One of the main reasons, out of a few, that individuals are denied Read More

• posted: Jan. 17, 2017
• Criminal Law
• Commonwealth v. Blouse,  Commonwealth v. Tarbert,  DUI,  DUI checkpoints,  Michigan Department of State Police v. Sitz

The holidays have now passed us, and many of you may have realized the presence of DUI checkpoints while you were traveling for the holidays.  The United States Supreme Court Read More

• posted: Jan. 03, 2017
• Criminal Law
• criminal records,  expungements,  felony,  misdemeanor,  sealing records

In November of 2016, Pennsylvania passed a new law that enables an individual to have their criminal record sealed if certain prerequisites are met.  This is a different process than Read More