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Posted in Centre County DUI, General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ In a recent State College DUI case, a Centre County judge held that an officer can detain a person after receiving a report of reckless driving. In the case, a Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole officer was following a vehicle as it drove on state route 45 towards Boalsburg… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ In Albuquerque, it is alleged that a state police officer arrested a woman for outstanding warrants, and, on the way to the prison, he pulled over to have consensual sex with the woman. It is unknown whether the woman hoped thatsex would result in a “get out of jail free”… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ The headline is true, someone actually tried to use a cat to sneak illegal items into a Brazilian prison. Prison guards noticed the white feline as it ran through the main gate of the prison facility. The guards noticed some items that had been attached to the cat’s mid-section, so… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ At the recent Penn State football game, an overly intoxicated student tried to avoid charges of Underage Drinking and Public Drunkenness by attempting to flee from the police, and, when officers stopped his retreat, it is alleged that the student resisted arrested and assaulted at least one officer. In trying… 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+ For those that are not familiar with a Segway, it is a two-wheeled, self-balancing, battery-powered personal transportation device. A Minnesota lawyer has been charged with driving under the influence on at least three occasions for riding his Segway while intoxicated. One of the cases was recently dismissed by an appellate… view more

Posted in Assault, General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ Every year, Penn State students or other visitors to Happy Valley have a bit too much to drink and resist arrest or otherwise get into a physical tussle with a local police officer. In some of the cases, the officers suffer severe injuries, but, in others, the police injuries are… view more

Posted in General, Legal Ethics on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ A San Diego Superior Court judge recently presided over a jury trial at which a man was convicted of murder, and the judge imposed a sentence of 53 years to life. After the victim’s family was escorted from the courtroom, the judge switched roles from punishment to love as she… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

Many people are guilty of getting behind the wheel of a car after having consumed too much alcohol at some point in their lives and could have been charged with driving under the influence had they been pulled over. For anyone that is pulled over and arrested for DUI, he or she is often transported… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ A prominent Pennsylvania criminal defense attorney recently agreed to give up his law license to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court so that he can deal with drug addiction issues. The lawyer’s addiction to drugs was brought to light after he was arrested for selling prescription drugs to an undercover detective and… view more