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Posted in General, Legal Ethics on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ In a relatively routine situation in Pennsylvania, a woman was charged with driving under the influence, and she met with a DUI attorney to discuss representation. The current DUI was a second offense because the woman had previously completed the Pennsylvania Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) program. At the meeting, the… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ In a recent State College Driving Under the Influence case, the person was charged with a few separate DUI charges. The most severe DUI charge, in violation of 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3802(b), alleged that the person was driving with a blood alcohol level of at least .10% but less than… view more

Posted in General, Public Drunkenness on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ Whether they want to admit it or not, many people have been drunk in public, whether it was at a college bar, party, wedding reception, or other social gathering.  The person then feels remorse for the public drunkenness, has to apologize, and wishes that they had a time machine that… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

Many people are familiar with the term sobriety tests in driving under the influence investigations. The Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs) are the walk-and-turn, one-legged stand, and horizontal gaze nystagamus (HGN), and these tests have been used by the police in Pennsylvania DUI cases for years. What many non-DUI defense attorneys did not know is… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

According to a State College newspaper, some Christmas day shoppers at the Benner Pike Wal-Mart in Centre County appear to have forgotten that the Christmas season is the time for giving and not taking after they were charged with Retail Theft and Receiving Stolen Property. Maybe they thought that the “giving” portion of the season meant… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

A Delaware man was recently arrested after he jumped on top of a vehicle that had been stopped at the red light of a busy intersection, and the man then decided to take of his clothes. When the police arrived to get the man off of the car’s roof, the partially naked man taunted and… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

A Washington County judge that once presided over the county’s Drug Court program was charged with theft and possession of cocaine. It is alleged that the judge had requested that the police leave drug evidence in his chambers, and the police believe that the judge was stealing the cocaine and, at times, replacing it with… view more

Posted in Felony Drug Delivery / Possession with Intent to Deliver, General on January 12, 2015

Many people are not aware that the government can seek forfeiture of people’s property if the property is somehow believed to be involved in criminal activity. I believe that most people would not have a problem with the government seizing the proceeds of illegal activity or property and things that were purchased with such proceeds…. view more

Posted in DUI, General on January 12, 2015

In the fall of 2014, star Pittsburgh Steeler running back Leveon Bell was charged with a misdemeanor marijuana possession and various drug-DUI charges. Bell was charged after marijuana was found in a vehicle that had been driven by Bell. Bell admitted to having contributed money to purchase the marijuana and to having smoked some of… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

According to a Huffington Post article, a woman at a Texas music festival was not issued an Underage Drinking citation after she beat the officers at a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors. The event was apparently recorded and went viral. The officers are now in trouble and have been banned from working the same concert… view more