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Posted in Furnishing Alcohol to Minors, General on January 12, 2015

A Pennsylvania judge in Washington County recently imposed a sentence in a case involving allegations that a 25-year-old woman provided alcohol to minors. Some of the minors left the party, got into an accident, and the accident resulted in the death of one minor and injured another two. The woman pleaded guilty to four counts… view more

Posted in Felony Drug Delivery / Possession with Intent to Deliver, General on January 12, 2015

A 61-year-old woman was arrested after she allegedly sold heroin to undercover police officers in the Philadelphia area. According to the Philly.com article, the woman’s home sits on a 1.7 acre lot, but her property is only 150 feet from an access road to the New Eagle Elementary School. Precisely where the delivery of the… view more

Posted in General, Manufacturing Marijuana on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ Marijuana Growing Operation in City of Chicago In today’s news, Yahoo posted an article that over 1,500 marijuana plants were found growing in one area on the South Side of Chicago, and the marijuana had an estimated value of approximately $10 million. The article stated that some of the marijuana… view more

Posted in General, Penn State on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ According to news reports, the Penn State Board of Trustees held a special meeting on October 26th to discuss the settling of claims brought against Penn State by victims of former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky.  Civil attorneys have filed a few lawsuits already on behalf the victims.  The… view more

Posted in General, Prior Offense DUI on January 12, 2015

How does a one-car accident result in DUI charges against two people?  First, at approximately 1:30 a.m., a woman drove her vehicle off the roadway, hit a pole, and then the vehicle flipped over.   Not surprisingly, an accident occurring on clear roads in the wee hours of the morning leads to suspicion of driving… view more

Posted in General, Legal Ethics on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ I still remember attending my first day of ethics class at the University of Pittsburgh, and the professor, the Honorable Judge R. Stanton Wettick, Jr., of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, posed the following question to the class, “Can you have sex with a client?” While almost everyone… view more

Posted in General, Recklessly Endangering Another Person on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ Recently, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, one man was killed and two others were injured when their car crashed into a utility pole. At the moment of impact, it is believed that the car was traveling at approximately 100 mph in an area where the posted speed limit was 35 mph. While… 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

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ For those that are not familiar with a Segway, it is a two-wheeled, self-balancing, battery-powered personal transportation device. A Minnesota lawyer has been charged with driving under the influence on at least three occasions for riding his Segway while intoxicated. One of the cases was recently dismissed by an appellate… view more

Posted in Assault, General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ Every year, Penn State students or other visitors to Happy Valley have a bit too much to drink and resist arrest or otherwise get into a physical tussle with a local police officer. In some of the cases, the officers suffer severe injuries, but, in others, the police injuries are… view more