Taking an evening stroll around your neighborhood is a nice way to appreciate the sights and sounds of your community. Merely walking around at night isn't a chargeable offense. However, if you have malicious intentions, you could be accused of committing a...
You’ve gone out and had a few alcoholic beverages. You’re a responsible person, and you decide that, rather than get behind the wheel, you’re going to walk back home. As your heading down the street, you remember a friend telling you that it’s illegal to be drunk in...
Over the weekend a video that showed two men assaulting an injured deer went viral on Facebook. The Pennsylvania Game Commission said it knows who the suspects are but was unable to release any information about the incident because the investigation is on-going. The...
On Wednesday, November 27, 2019, Governor Tom Wolf signed into law a bill that will make sexual extortion a criminal offense. The legislation will take effect 60 days after approval. The bill’s sponsor, Representative Tedd Nesbit, said that Pennsylvania’s current laws...
You might know that pointing a firearm at a person is a crime. However, did you also know that making a gun hand gesture with your forefinger and thumb could also result in criminal charges? It may seem a little absurd that pointing a “finger gun” at another person...
On June 28, 2019, Pennsylvania’s Clean Slate law went into effect. Provisions under this landmark piece of legislation allow for around 30 million criminal cases to be automatically sealed. The bill, which was passed with a near-unanimous vote last year, was...
Seeing the flashing lights of a police car behind you can be a panic-inducing experience. Under stress, you might not be sure of what to do, and instead of pulling over, you continue to drive while you try to figure out how to respond to the situation. Unfortunately,...
“He who represents himself has a fool for a client.” It’s an old saying from none other than Abraham Lincoln, and emphasizes the importance of having competent, qualified, and experienced legal representation when you face a legal matter. This is particularly true if...
If you’ve ever seen a crime drama on television or watched nearly any newscast, you’ve probably heard the terms “murder” and “homicide” thrown around. In many cases, people mistakenly believe that the two are synonymous, or have the same definition and thus can be...
There are lots of different criminal offenses, and in fact several are illegal on many different levels. The majority of offenses are prosecuted either on the state level or on the federal level. However, few people actually understand the difference between these two...
