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In a perfect world, justice would be blind. No matter the race, age or sex of the defendant, everyone would have a fair trial with an impartial jury. Unfortunately, this is not the case in the real world. It is well-settled through numerous studies that who a defendant is can have just as much of […]

Last month, the Supreme Court issued its ruling on Salinas v. Texas, in which it held that during pre-custodial police questioning, a suspect must verbally and explicitly invoke his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent. If the suspect does not verbalize this, then his silence can be used against him at trial as evidence of […]

During the course of criminal investigations, law enforcement agencies use many technologies in order to find out who committed the crime and where a suspect was when the crime was committed. These agencies may use whatever methods they wish in order to catch the person, but in order to have that evidence heard by a […]

Last week, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania issued its decision on Commonwealth v. Barker, in which it sought to answer the question: When a person suspected of DUI requests to have a specific or alternate form of chemical testing administered, must the arresting officer honor that request? If the officer fails to honor that request, […]

Big news at Fairlie & Lippy – Steven Fairlie has been invited to the American Society of Legal Advocates for the 2013 Top 100 Criminal Defense lawyers. He practices Criminal Defense and Personal Injury in Montgomery County, Bucks County, and the surrounding areas. Membership in the American Society of Legal Advocates is by ivitation only. […]