Simple vs Aggravated Assault Cases: When you are arrested in an assault case the charges are often Aggravated and Simple Assault. Aggravated Assault is usually a felony and will often entail time in jail while Simple Assault is a misdemeanor and, under most circumstances, will only bring a sentence of probation.In Pennsylvania there are different sets […]
One of the toughest charges to defend: One of the toughest charges to defend comes from an arrest for the possession of child pornography. Most of those arrested are first time offenders, have a family, and a good paying job. Often the worst part of the arrest is seeing your picture in the local newspaper […]
Celebrity crimes of 2012 involved a little bit of everything, including possible theft and assault & battery charges with some probation & parole violations on the side. Celebrities face legal troubles just like everyone else. While some celebs seem to get more allowances than “ordinary people,” there are still lessons to be learned from […]
The beginning of the new year sees many changes in the Pennsylvania Megan’s law. The law fully went into effect as of December 20, 2012. The title of the new law is the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). Registering As A Sex Offender – Requirements SORNA effects some of those under the old […]
Thefts over the Holidays The holiday season is notorious for theft. People work in teams, target shoppers buying expensive items, and then do whatever it takes to steal holiday presents. Every year there are more and more cases of people being followed to their car, or home, and are held up for gifts they just […]
If you have a juvenile record you can get it expunged in 6 months or 5 years in more serious cases such as drug dealing. A recent case had a 24 year old man who, at 17, had been convicted of selling Ecstasy in a school. He had been in no further trouble, finished school, and […]
If you haven’t heard already, former rap star of Public Enemy, Flavor Flav, whose real name is Will Drayton, has been arrested on assault and battery charges. The week leading up to Halloween Flavor Flav was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and battery, which involved the rap star and his fiancé of eight […]
How many people own an automobile that doesn’t run. Maybe it sits in the garage waiting to be worked on. Maybe it’s in the driveway up on blocks. You are waiting to get that part or just waiting to have time to work on it. But since it doesn’t run you don’t have it insured. […]
Anyone on probation knows that you must cooperate with your probation officer and tell the truth when you do. However, sometimes, especially for sex offense cases, the questions from the probation officer or therapists may be such that you will be admitting to crimes that are not known to the police and you will therefore […]
Recently the Pennsylvania legislature passed a new version of Megan’s law that makes certain changes in how our state treats individuals convicted of sexual offenses. While people who are convicted after the passage of the law are effected, people who were found or plead guilty to a sexual offense before the effective date of this […]
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