Over 100 “5 Star Reviews”LEGAL TECHNICALITIES – PART II
Up the case goes to the Pennsylvania Superior Court. The Court ruled that an F-2 burglary does not involve the risk of violence or injury to another person: rather it is an offense against property rights of the owner of the property in question. Burglary can only be considered a crime of violence if the […]
ANSWER TO THE GUNS FOLLOW DRUGS QUESTION Part 2
In the case of Commonwealth vs. Grahame, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that the police did not have a reasonable suspicion to conduct a protective search of the handbag. The woman’s proximity to others engaged in criminal activity was insufficient in itself to justify the search of the purse. The Commonwealth was unable to state […]
JAIL POPULATION DECLINE
In the December 5, 2010 Pittsburgh Post Gazette newspaper, there was an article entitled “Jail Population Dropping in County and Nation”. The gist of the article was that local jail populations are declining in both Allegheny County and throughout the Country, according to a study released by the Pew Charitable Trust. The question is why […]
WINNING THE LEGAL BATTLE AND LOSING THE WAR
On the January 15, 2011 Pittsburgh Post Gazette front page (see article here) there was an article that Christina Korbe, who is accused of killing an FBI agent, will enter a guilty plea in her Federal case. Ms. Korbe is accused of murder in the 2008 shooting of FBI Special Agent Samuel Hicks. Anytime anyone […]