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A new Identity Theft scam is circulating. You will receive a call from the “jury commissioner” who advises that you missed jury duty. You protest that you never got notice that you had to be on a jury. The caller then asks that you provide your social security number and date of birth so that […]

Don’t become a statistic this New Year’s Eve. There will be countless arrests tonight as revelers make their way home through a myriad of checkpoints and watchful patrol officers. Here’s how to avoid the arrest that no one can afford: 1. It seems silly to list this as the number one way to avoid a […]

There has been so much demand for the affidavit of probable cause from the case of David Manilla, a Montgomery County Criminal Defense Lawyer who lives in Worcester and who allegedly shot a hunter in Richland Township near Quakertown, that we are including the text of the police affidavit of probable cause below: Commonwealth v. […]

Those with a criminal record should take note. Pennsylvania has adopted new rules of criminal procedure to standardize the process across the Commonwealth. These new expungement rules, for both summary offenses and court cases including misdemeanors and felonies, will take effect December 21, 2010. Anyone hiring a lawyer to file the expungement petition for them […]

With all of today’s technology and sophistication you would think it would not be possible, but yet another mistaken identity case is making headlines. It can only be apathy on the part of law enforcement that would permit a white man 100 pounds lighter and 9 years older than the wanted fugitive who shares his […]