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Attorney Has Affair With Client and Bills for “Services”

By Jason Dunkle on G+ I still remember attending my first day of ethics class at the University of Pittsburgh, and the professor, the Honorable Judge R. Stanton Wettick, Jr., of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, posed the following question to the class, “Can you have sex with a client?” While almost everyone… view more

DUI Checkpoint – 1,021 Cars Stopped but No DUI Arrests

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

Pittsburgh Judge Dismissed Charges for Prosecution’s Failure to Disclose Evidence

By Jason Dunkle on G+ A Pittsburgh criminal defense lawyer was in the middle of a trial before an Allegheny County judge in an Attempted Homicide, Aggravated Assault, and Reckless Endangerment case, when the defense attorney learned for the first time that his client and another witness had previously provided written statements to the police…. view more

Pennsylvania DUI Checkpoint – Do I Need to Stop and Provide Info?

A DUI checkpoint was recently staged in the Penns Valley area of Centre County. With the police stopping 77 vehicles but only making one DUI arrest and issuing two traffic citations, I would say that the checkpoint was not a success. Obviously, as a resident on this area, I am not complaining about a lack… view more