Over 100 “5 Star Reviews”10.30.16
Q: Attorney Tully, I have a Preliminary Hearing next week for some assault related charges. Should I just waive the cases to Court or ask for a hearing? A: It’s your call. There may be some situations when you should waive your case to Court. But not many. For example, if they drop the more […]
10.23.16
Q: Attorney Tully, are University Campus police allowed to stop a car if it’s off school property? My daughter goes to the University of Pittsburgh and wants to know. A: This issue came up a few years ago in Butler County. A Slippery Rock campus police officer stopped a car that was only about 500 […]
10.16.16
Q: Attorney Tully, if someone breaks into my house and I shoot him, am I going to jail? A: No one can answer that with certainty. The law never allows anyone to randomly shoot someone. However, a few years ago Pennsylvania adopted the so-called castle defense statute. Homeowners received expanded legal rights. A homeowner is […]
10.9.16
Q: Attorney Tully, I am charged with selling drugs. Are they going to do a drug test on me when I go to Court? A: Many Courts are now routinely screening Defendants who are charged with drug offenses. It is not a voluntary thing. Either you agree to the screening or you are placed in […]
10.2.16
Q: Attorney Tully, I have a preliminary hearing coming up on an aggravated assault charge. It is an open and shut self-defense case. Should I even get an attorney for the hearing? A: Well, the Magistrate might have a slightly different view about your case. Then what are you going to do? You cannot ask […]
9.25.16
Q: Attorney Tully, I was convicted of a crime years ago. I got probation for the offense. Can I own a gun now or am I barred from gun ownership because of my conviction? A: You might be in luck. A Federal Appeals Court that covers Western Pennsylvania ruled recently that certain lesser crimes should […]
9.18.16
Q: Attorney Tully, I read that paralegals on average are now making more money than first-year lawyers. Is it still worth it to get a law degree? A: It’s a fair question. If your main reason to go to law school is to make a lot of money then the answer is no. You could […]
9.11.16
Q: Attorney Tully, I read your article about the Supreme Court decision in the Birchfield case. So in a license suspension refusal case the police must get a search warrant before drawing blood from you. How is Penn DOT viewing that case? A: Penn Dot views the case as only applying to the DUI criminal […]
9.4.16
Q: Attorney Tully, how do the police go about obtaining a search warrant for a house? A: Good question. A Magistrate must sign the search warrant in order for it to be valid. The Magistrate is the local District Justice in your community. A valuable practical tool in defending someone is to challenge the basis […]
8.21.16
Q: Attorney Tully, anything new in DUI cases or license refusal cases? A: Yes. The United States Supreme Court’s recent Birchfield v. North Dakota decision is a game changer in DUI license suspension cases. The Court ruled that if the police are going to draw blood from you to see if you are under the […]