Case Results and Success Stories
Results and Track Record of Success
Do you want to hire a winner or a loser? Obviously, you want a winner. State College criminal defense attorney Jason S. Dunkle has a proven track record of success since becoming a lawyer in 2004. He has represented clients in felony cases, like Drug Delivery, Rape, and Aggravated Assault; misdemenors offenses like Mariuana Possession, Furnishing Alcohol to Minors, Possession of
Drug Paraphernalia, and Simple Assault; and summary offenses like Underage Drinking, Possession of a Fake ID, and Public Drunkenness. Attorney Dunkle has represented clients through all phases of the criminal process, from pre-charge, trials, appeals and post-conviction filings.
Below are a sampling of cases that were successfully resolved by Attorney Dunkle. It must be emphasized that every case is different, so success in one case does NOT guarantee a win in another. Every case must be reviewed on its own facts.
Pennsylvania Appellate Attorney
- Warrantless Entry & Arrest in State College DUI – Evidence Suppressed
- Warrantless Search of Client’s State College Residence – Marijuana Evidence Suppressed
- Warrant Lacked Probable Cause – Search of Vehicle Compartment Unconstitutional
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court Allows Expungement of Summary Convictions
Trial Attorney Experience
- Accused of Lying on Gun Application – Not Guilty
- Self Defense in Resisting Arrest and Cop Assault Case – Not Guilty
- Mifflin County Rape Case – Allegations of Consensual Sex – Not Guilty
- Centre County DUI Case – Drinking While Parked Not a Crime – Hung Jury
- Accidental Firing of Gun in State College Not Recklessly Endangering Another Person – Not Guilty
Pre-trial Attorney Experience – Suppression
- Unconstitutional Search of Client After Public Urination State College – Marijuana Evidence Suppressed
- Mifflin County DUI Case – No Reason to Stop in Second DUI from Same Night
- Centre County Drug Case – Unconstitutional Search of Fraternity House
- Centre County DUI Case – Suppression of Admission to Drinking – Miranda Violation
- State College Marijuana Possession Case – Warrantless Entry Into Apartment
- Mifflin County Child Pornography Case – Warrant Lacked Probable Cause
- Unconstitutional Detention after Client Ran from Police at Penn State
Pre-Trial Attorney Experience – Sufficiency of Evidence Dismissal
- Penn State Drug Paraphernalia Case – Pipe Is a Pipe, Not Paraphernalia
- State College False Identification to Law Enforcement – Failure of Officer to Warn Client of Investigation
- Centre County Drug Case – Suspected Marijuana was Not Marijuana
- Mifflin County Drug Paraphernalia Case – Baggy Was Not Paraphernalia
Preliminary Hearing Attorney Successes
- Centre County Paraphernalia Case – Warrantless Search of State College Apartment
- Centre County Drug Case – Unconstitutional Patdown Search for Weapons
- Centre County DUI Case – Parked in Bar Parking Lot
- Centre County Furnishing Alcohol to Minor – Cops-In-Shops Follow Up Investigation
Post-Conviction Relief Act (PCRA) Attorney
- Centre County Murder Case – Multiple Attorneys Missed the Time Deadline for Filings
- Centre County Drug Delivery Case – Attorney Failed to Thoroughly Investigate Charges & Review Evidence
Pennsylvania Pardon Attorney
Centre County Expungement Attorney
- Centre County Resisting Arrest Case – Expungement of Summary Convictions
- Blair County Drug Case – Expungement of Dismissed Drug Charges