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Posted in General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ A nineteen-year veteran police officer was recently charged with a Pennsylvania DUI offense after he was involved in an accident and it was discovered that his blood alcohol concentration was .276%. While the high blood alcohol   concentration is alarming, more troubling is the fact that the man had been drinking… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ Two teens were recently charged by the Pennsylvania State Police with Attempted Theft, Conspiracy, and Possession of Instruments of Crime when they were caught in the wee hours of the morning trying to steal signs at the intersection of Sleepy Hollow Road and Ichabod Lane. Taking signs is illegal, but… view more

Posted in Burglary,General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ The old adage “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is” was proven correct again when a man allowed a unknown woman to swim naked in his pool, and while the man was preoccupied with watching his visitor, the woman’s male friend was burglarizing the house. Why… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ I am a huge football fan and criminal defense lawyer, so I have been following the murder investigation involving former New England Patriots’s tight end Aaron Hernandez. The team cut the Hernandez shortly after he was arrested and charged with murder. Much has been made in the media about Hernandez’s… view more

Posted in Corruption of Minors,General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ A 37-year-old teacher at a school district outside of Philadelphia was recently charged with Endangering the Welfare of Children and Corruption of Minors after allowing a student in her care to pierce the teacher’s ear and another student’s stomach. There is no allegation that the student that was pierced did… view more

Posted in Appeal,General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ I am routinely asked the question as to whether a person needs to hire an attorney, and, while the answer is that a person does not “need” an attorney, people often learn the hardway that they should have retained a lawyer.  Sadly, a man recently had his appeals dismissed by… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ A New York man was recently charged with four counts of Endangering the Welfare of Children after he discovered four juveniles, ages 8 through 10, destroying his father-in-law’s house and locked them in a closet until police arrived. The 53-year old man had been remodeling the father-in-law’s house while the… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ A former western Pennsylvania judge recently was charged with theft and drug possession by the Pennsylvania State Police after allegedly stealing cocaine that had been submitted by prosecutors in drug cases. In drug possession and drug delivery cases, the prosecuting attorney must bring the drugs to court and present it… view more

Posted in General,Operating a Watercraft Under the Influence on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ Erin Brockovich became famous after she was portrayed by Julia Roberts in a movie that depicted Brockovich’s efforts to obtain justice for victims of environmental pollution, but she recently made the news after she was charged with Operating a Watercraft Under the Influence, which some people call a BUI for… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ A DUI checkpoint was recently held on a California roadway from 9:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m., and, while the checkpoint resulted in over 1,021 drivers being stopped, the checkpoint resulted in zero DUI arrests. Both the U.S. Supreme and Pennsylvania Supreme Courts have held that DUI checkpoints are legal despite… view more