In Bond v. United States, the United States Supreme Court threw out the 2007 conviction of a Lansdale woman for possession of a chemical weapon. Back in 2006, Carol Bond discovered that her friend was pregnant and that her husband was the father. To get revenge, she stole 10-chloro-10H-phenoxarsine from her job and ordered potassium […]
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Accidents at the Intersection of Route 309 (Bethlehem Pike) and Bergey Road
If you or anyone you know has been involved in an accident at the very dangerous intersection of Route 309 (Bethlehem Pike) and Bergey Road in Hatfield Township, please contact attorney Steven Fairlie at Fairlie & Lippy, P.C.. This is a very unsafe intersection where traffic crossing Route 309 is only regulated by a stop […]
Superior Court Allows Relief From Megan’s Law Reporting Requirements
In Commonwealth v. Jones, 859 WDA 2013, 2014 WL 2209090 (May 29, 2014), the defendant, Lawrence Jones, had pleaded guilty to second-degree misdemeanor indecent assault and corruption of minors. However, at the time, only guilt of first-degree misdemeanor indecent assault required registration and reporting under Megan’s Law. The defendant filed a petition under the Post-Conviction […]
Pennsylvania Superior Court: Warrantless Search of Pill Bottles in Car Unlawful
In Commonwealth v. Hudson, 2014 WL 2441931, 586 EDA 2013 (Pa.Super. 2014), the Pennsylvania Superior Court clarified when the police have probable cause to search pill bottles in one’s car. In Hudson, the police conducted a traffic stop due to a broken taillight. Before the officers reached the car to talk to the defendant, they […]
DOJ Requires Suspect Interrogations to be Recorded
Since the founding of the FBI in 1908, the Department of Justice has refused to audiotape or videotape interviews with criminal suspects. Federal agencies gave a variety of reasons for refusing to do so. For example, an internal FBI memo argued that jurors would be offended if they saw the psychological tricks agents used to […]
