Posts in Criminal Law FAQs

Mar 20 Can I Get Someone out of Jail in Philadelphia Even Though the Court Is Closed Because of the Corona Virus (COVID-19)?

As a result of the ongoing national Corona-virus epidemic, the Philadelphia Criminal Court has suspended operations concerning ...

Sep 29 How Can a Criminal Conviction Affect Your Life?

Aside from the almost unimaginable death penalty, when most people think of the legal punishment for a criminal conviction , they ...

Sep 17 How Can I Defend Against False Allegations of Domestic Violence or Abuse?

Allegations of domestic violence are more common than most people would imagine. For example, in one year there were 108,525 calls ...

Jun 10 Forfeiture, Policing for Profit - Pennsylvania

A Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court judge recently called the state's civil forfeiture law "state-sanctioned theft" and ordered a ...

Apr 09 ARD and AMP - Pennsylvania

ARD stands for Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition. It is an alternative sentencing program offered by the state of ...

Feb 09 When Can a Person Claim Self Defense Under Pennsylvania’s Stand Your Ground Law?

This week a small business owner in Northeast Philadelphia received a lot of attention when he shot and killed a robber. According ...