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Posted in General on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ At a parade in Canada, a drunk man with a Grinch-like hairdo pulled a Grinch-esque stunt by telling children nearby that Santa wasn’t real. The man was cited with causing a disturbance by being drunk, which is probably equivalent to a summary charge of Public Drunkenness in Pennsylvania. As a… view more
Posted in General on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ I was very surprised to discover that students at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) have tried to start their own student sponsored all-day drinking event call IUPatty’s Day, most likely modeled after the infamous, and much hated, State Patty’s Day at Penn State. While IUPatty’s Day had an event… view more
Posted in General, Legal Ethics on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ In another recent example of justice being blind and the law applying to everyone, a Pennsylvania magisterial district judge was charged by the Attorney General with violations of the criminal law that also probably constitute violations of legal ethical rules as well. The judge is accused of preventing a police… view more
Posted in General on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ A Loganville, Pennsylvania volunteer fireman responded to a DUI-related accident, and, while directing traffic, a second drunk driver drove around the parked emergency vehicle and then struck and killed the fireman. It is very sad that a 45-year-old man lost his life while trying to help others. The criminal justice… view more
Posted in Criminal Mischief, General on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ Growing up, I might have been around some people that engaged in relatively minor pranks that could have resulted in criminal charges of Disorderly Conduct or Criminal Mischief being filed. I also remember some other people jumping a fence and swimming in a public pool after hours, which would have… view more
Posted in General on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ A Florida man was stopped by police for speeding and swerving across three lanes of traffic. I am sure that the officer went through the normal questions, such as “do you know why I stopped you” and “where are you heading in such a hurry.” The man informed the officer… view more
Posted in General, Manufacturing Marijuana on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ An Oregon man was registered to grow medicinal marijuana for five people, which would have permitted him to have approximately 30 mature plants. The man decided to plant and to harvest a few extra plants, and he decided to brag to other people about his large marijuana growing operation. The… view more
Posted in General on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ A Penn State University Park student recently fell from the balcony of his Penn Towers apartment in downtown State College, and the student died as a result of his injuries sustained from the fall. According to newspaper reports, the State College police entered the apartment after the fatal fall, and… view more
Posted in General on January 12, 2015
Over my many years as a criminal defense lawyer, I have found that I do not always agree with a judge’s decision; but the law is what the judge says it is, and people must comply with the court orders. The rules also apply to everyone, both normal people and lawyers, both defense lawyers and… view more
Posted in Drug Possession, General on January 12, 2015
For those that don’t know, DARE stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education and was an anti-drug program created in the 1980’s under the Reagan Administration’s War on Drugs. The program has been taught to elementary and high school students by law enforcement officers since then. You can imagine that the police would seek volunteers from… view more
