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Pennsylvania's DUI law states that if a person is caught driving with the highest rate of alcohol (0.16% or higher) and they have a prior DUI, they will be charged with a first-degree misdemeanor and could be sentenced to up to 5 years in prison. According to the...

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’re driving down the road and see the flashing red and blue lights behind you. You don’t think you’ve done anything wrong. Maybe your taillight is out. You pull over to the side of the road, and when the officer approaches your vehicle they ask if you’ve had...

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...

After being convicted of a criminal offense, the judge might put you on probation – either as the primary form of punishment or as a penalty following a jail or prison sentence. While under court-ordered supervision, you will be required to adhere to specific terms....

Although driving under the influence of a controlled substance has long been part of many state’s DUI laws, the legalization of medicinal and/or recreational use of marijuana in various parts of the country has brought about new questions. Specifically, people are...

Sometimes a person falls on hard times and might take an object or two from a store to make it through the day. The items might not cost a lot of money – a $3.00 loaf of bread or a $6.00 package of socks – but the consequences of taking something without paying for it...