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Posted in General on January 12, 2015

According to an online newspaper report, a Pennsylvania criminal defense attorney was recently arrested and charged with various offenses related to the delivery of drugs after he allegedly sold prescription pills to an undercover police officer on two separate occasions. Ironically, it is claimed that the lawyer had just represented a doctor that had been… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ According to an article in the Centre Daily Times, Centre County is considering the creation of a Drug Court to address the growing number of drug cases going through the Bellefonte court system. Centre County’s DUI Court, the first rehabilitative court in the county, has primarily been a success in… view more

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

Following the 2013 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Alleyne v. U.S., defense attorneys across the state of Pennsylvania have brought challenges to the constitutionality of various mandatory minimum sentencing laws related to felony drug convictions for delivery and possession with intent to deliver controlled substances. A constitutional challenge to mandatory minimum sentences for drug-free school… view more

Posted in General, Public Drunkenness on January 12, 2015

A Florida woman did not believe that her verbal assaults were getting the appropriate response from another woman that was walking by on the street, so the Florida woman bumped it up a notch and threw a pair of underwear at the other woman. Police were summoned. Surprise, surprise, alcohol appears to have  been involved…. view more

Posted in General, Public Drunkenness on January 12, 2015

New Hampshire residents near Keene celebrate an annual pumpkin festival at which attendees try to set a world record of the largest number of carved and lighted jack-o-lanterns in one place. Sounds like it would be a nice family gathering. It just so happens that students from nearby Keene State College also attend. Regrettably, a… view more

Posted in Criminal Mischief, General on January 12, 2015

When I read the headline, I had to click and read the article because I could not imagine that people would vandalize such a historic site and building. I was wrong. Two American girls, one twenty-one and the other twenty-five years of age, decided to add their own historical element to the Roman Colosseum by… view more

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

In a very sad story, a 20-year-old Allegheny County man was driving under the influence when he struck and killed a 6-year-old girl that had been standing in her driveway. A tragic story all around. A 6-year-old struck down as her life was just getting started. While the young girl is the innocent victim, one… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ In a prior blog, I discussed interactions between police and citizens, noted the distinction between a mere encounter and an investigative detention, and used typical Penn State Underage Drinking investigations at a Penn State tailgate as examples of both. There is a third type of police-citizen encounter that occurs when… view more

Posted in General, Manufacturing Marijuana, Penn State Marijuana Possession on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ While many people are questioning why a person that was growing marijuana would call the police to report a theft, this case is very different in the marijuana grower was doing so legally in Maine. The 17 marijuana plants that were stolen had a total estimate value of slightly under… view more

Posted in General, Penn State Marijuana Possession on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ In State College, many felony marijuana delivery and possession with intent to deliver investigations rely heavily upon information being provided from informants. In a recent blog, I discussed how a State College DUI investigation had started based upon information that was provided to the police by a concerned citizen. There… view more