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Posted in General on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ I am a huge football fan and criminal defense lawyer, so I have been following the murder investigation involving former New England Patriots’s tight end Aaron Hernandez. The team cut the Hernandez shortly after he was arrested and charged with murder. Much has been made in the media about Hernandez’s… view more
Posted in Centre County DUI, General on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ A man appears to have made a few bad decisions that have gotten him into hot water with the Centre County Court system. First, after he drove the wrong way on Beaver Avenue in State College, he chose to flee from the police when they attempted to stop him. The… view more
Posted in General on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ According to an online news article, the State College Police Department received a report that a man in his 40’s was dealing crack cocaine outside of McClanahan’s Store, which is located right across the street from the University Park Campus of Penn State. Everyone knows that crack is highly addictive… view more
Posted in General on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ A Pittsburgh area woman was recently charged with Forgery, Theft, and Tampering with Records after allegedly forging a power of attorney, a will, and other documents to seize control over assets of her 79-year-old neighbor. The neighbor had fallen down the stairs, and the injuries led to her demise a… view more
Posted in General on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ As a State College criminal defense lawyer, I routinely represent Penn State students, alums, and other Centre County residents and visitors that have been charged with offenses related to drug possession, especially marijuana. What is shocking to most of these people is that a guilty plea or conviction to a… view more
Posted in General on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ While Penn State’s annual drinking holiday known as State Patty’s Day is dying a slow death over recent years, the “tradition” appears to be picking up speed at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). The original State Patty’s Day at Penn State started a few years ago when St. Patrick’s Day… view more
Posted in General, Penn State Marijuana Possession on January 12, 2015
What is a successful coach? How about 12 team national championships, 28 individual NCAA titles, 10 Olympians, and 188 All-Americans over a span of 31 years! That is winning a national title almost every other year. Who was this coach? The former leader of the men’s fencing team at Penn State. That is a record… view more
Posted in General on January 12, 2015
A man had been charged in Philadelphia with Homicide by Vehicle and Involuntary Manslaughter after he was involved in a car accident that left an off-duty Philadelphia police officer dead. According the philly.com article, the officer was riding a bike towards the man’s vehicle when the officer was struck and killed. While it sounds like… view more
Posted in General, Public Drunkenness on January 12, 2015
As a State College criminal defense attorney, I have heard many fact patterns involving how students at Penn State, Lock Haven, and Juniata have been charged with Underage Drinking and Public Drunkenness. However, I recently read an article in which a DeSales University student was stopped by police after he was drunk jogging along a… view more
Posted in General on January 12, 2015
In a very important decision for lawyers across the state of Pennsylvania, but especially important for defense lawyers in State College that handle drug distribution and possession with intent to deliver cases, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is holding that the drug-free school zone law is unconstitutional and cannot be used by prosecutors or imposed by… view more
