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Posted in General on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ A former western Pennsylvania judge recently was charged with theft and drug possession by the Pennsylvania State Police after allegedly stealing cocaine that had been submitted by prosecutors in drug cases. In drug possession and drug delivery cases, the prosecuting attorney must bring the drugs to court and present it… view more
Posted in General,Operating a Watercraft Under the Influence on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ Erin Brockovich became famous after she was portrayed by Julia Roberts in a movie that depicted Brockovich’s efforts to obtain justice for victims of environmental pollution, but she recently made the news after she was charged with Operating a Watercraft Under the Influence, which some people call a BUI for… view more
Posted in General on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ A DUI checkpoint was recently held on a California roadway from 9:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m., and, while the checkpoint resulted in over 1,021 drivers being stopped, the checkpoint resulted in zero DUI arrests. Both the U.S. Supreme and Pennsylvania Supreme Courts have held that DUI checkpoints are legal despite… view more
Posted in General on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ Route 80 has a reputation as being a “drug highway,” but I doubt that most police officers would expect to find over 300 packets of heroin in a woman’s bra during a routine traffic stop. The woman was charged with Possession With Intent to Distribute heroin after New Jersey police… view more
Posted in General on January 12, 2015
A 46 year old Utah soccer referee recently died after being assaulted by a 17 year old player in a recreational soccer league. The 17 year old disagreed with the referee’s issuance of a yellow car and showed his displeasure by punching the ref one time in the head. The ref initially complained of being… view more
Posted in General on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ A New York pizza man chose to supplement his salary by trafficking relatively large quantities of cocaine and is alleged to have sold more than $40,000.00 worth of drugs over the past year. I could better understand if the man was delivering marijuana and food as the purchasers would be… view more
Posted in General,Legal Ethics on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ In another recent example of justice being blind and the law applying to everyone, a Pennsylvania magisterial district judge was charged by the Attorney General with violations of the criminal law that also probably constitute violations of legal ethical rules as well. The judge is accused of preventing a police… view more
Posted in General on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ In a standard alcohol-related DUI investigation, the police routinely use a portable or preliminary breath test, commonly called a PBT, but no such device has been created to assist in drug-DUI investigations. A routine State College DUI investigation involves a traffic stop for a Motor Vehicle Code violation, an officer… view more
Posted in General on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ A man, lost in a California forest for several days, may be forced to pay for the costs of the rescue efforts after being charged with drug possession. The man and a female companion were found after a large scale search and rescue effort, an effort that cost an estimated… view more
Posted in General on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ In Greensburg, Pennsylvania, a caretaker at a historic mansion was charged with Theft and Receiving Stolen Property after allegedly drinking 52 bottles of Old Farm Pure Rye Whiskey. The main problem for the man was that the whiskey was not your garden variety Jack Daniels but was instead a whiskey… view more
