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Posted in General, Legal Ethics on January 12, 2015

First, what is a transcript? A transcript is a written copy of what people testified to in court. When one party loses in court, the party generally has the right to file an appeal to have a higher jurisdiction court review the decision. In many appeals, the appellate court does not hold a brand new… view more

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

The police often investigate and solve offenses like robbery, assault, and burglary by using scientific evidence such as DNA and fingerprint analysis, video surveillance, and even monitoring of social media sites. In other situations, cases are solved through good old fashioned detective work. In a recent Pittsburgh area robbery attempt, a man handed a Pizza… view more

Posted in Centre County DUI, General on January 12, 2015

A Centre County judge recently presided over a Bellefonte case in which the State College DUI defense attorney filed a motion to suppress and argued that the arresting officer did not have sufficient probable cause to stop his client. In the case, caption Commonwealth v. Lose, CP-14-CR-2014-2014, a Bellefonte detective conducted a traffic stop of… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ “Justice” Not Always Found in Justice System In my opinion, there are many things that occur in the criminal “justice” system that are not just or fair. For example, I have represented clients that were convicted of Underage Drinking and received a more severe license suspension than someone that was… view more

Posted in Domestic Violence - PFA, General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ You may have thought that the Hamburglar had a PFA or civil restraining order against Ronald McDonald, but, in this case, the Ronald McDonald was NOT the iconic mascot for the popular fast food restaurant chain. Instead, McDonald was prohibited by a court order from having contact with his estranged… view more

Posted in Criminal Records/Expungement, General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ I recently came across an article in which a person truly made light of a bad situation.  Josh Sundquist lost a leg due to cancer at the age of 10.  After becoming cancer-free at the age of 13, he moved forward with his life in a dramatic way and represented… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ I recently read a few articles online that New Mexico police filed criminal charges against a suspected serial dog kidnapper after a dog owner chased the dognapper’s car and observed two kidnapped pit bulls being thrown from the moving vehicle. The suspect was charged with Animal Cruelty, False Imprisonment, and… 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+ Charges of driving under the influence are expected to be filed against 6 drivers that were involved in a 7-car accident in Georgia during the wee hours of July 5th.  It is believed that the initial crash occurred because a man who was walking on the roadway was struck by… view more