Case Results and Success Stories
Results and Track Record of Success
People that are good at their jobs produce good results. When it comes to lawyers, the best attorneys win. An attorney can win every case, but the good ones have a history and track record of success. The criminal defense attorneys at the State College firm of JD Law have been successfully representing clients since 2012. Cases range from from felony charges like Rape, Drug Delivery and Possession With Intent to Deliver, Burglary, and Aggravated Assault, to misdemeanor offenses like DUI, drug possession, Furnishing Alcohol to Minors and Simple 
Assault. The attorneys at JD Law have had success in all phases of criminal cases, including pre-charge negotiations, preliminary hearings, pre-trial suppression and pre-trial dismissal motions, expungements, trials, appeals, and Post-Conviction Relief Act (PCRA) Petitions.
Below are summaries of cases that were successfully resolved after Attorney Dunkle fought for the client by having hearings, filing pretrial motions, proceeding to trial, or drafting appeals. Experience matters. It must be noted that every case is different and such results are not possible in every case. The case results set forth below are based upon the particular facts and circumstances of those cases.
Pennsylvania Appellate Experience
- Centre County Drug Charge – Warrantless Search of Client’s State College Residence
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court Allows Expungement of Summary Convictions
Criminal Defense Trial Experience
- Accused of Lying on Gun Application
- Mifflin County Rape Case – Allegations of Consensual Sex
- Centre County DUI Case – Drinking While Parked Not a Crime
Pre-trial Experience – Suppression
- Centre County Drug Charge – Search of Client After Public Urination in Downtown State College
- Mifflin County DUI Case – Unconstitutional Detention on Second DUI in Same Night
- Centre County Drug Case – Unconstitutional Search of Fraternity House
- Centre County DUI Case – Suppression of Admission to Drinking – Miranda Violation
- Centre County Drug Case – Warrantless Entry of an Apartment in Downtown State College
- Mifflin County Possession of Child Pornography Case – Buyer Beware when Purchasing a Used Computer
- Centre County Drug Case – Running from Police on Penn State Campus
Pre-Trial Experience – Sufficiency of Evidence Dismissal
- Penn State Drug Paraphernalia Case – Pipe Is a Pipe, Not Paraphernalia
- Centre County Fake ID Case – Failure of Officer to Adequately Warn Client
- Centre County Drug Case – Suspected Marijuana was Not Marijuana
- Mifflin County Drug Paraphernalia Case – Baggy Was Not Paraphernalia
Preliminary Hearing Success
- 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)
- 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
Centre County Expungement
- Centre County Resisting Arrest Case – Expungement of Summary Convictions
- Blair County Drug Case – Expungement of Dismissed Drug Charges