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Last Monday, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Maryland v. King. The Court sought to answer the question, Can the police or any other arresting agency take a DNA sample of an individual who has been arrested for a “serious crime”, even if he or she has not been convicted yet? In […]

In a 2-1 decision, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania decided Commonwealth v. Spotti, regarding aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence of alcohol (“AA-DUI”, 75 Pa.C.S. §3735.1). The question at hand was, Can a driver be found guilty of Aggravated Assault while DUI for an accident that was not directly caused by his […]

Imagine this – you leave a party or a bar, knowing full well that you are too intoxicated to drive. Not wanting to commit a crime, you decide to sleep in your car until you are sober, at which point you will drive home. During your sleep, you are interrupted by a police officer tapping […]

Last Thursday, Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman announced that a multimillion drug trafficking ring had been taken down. “Operation: Weed Whacker” began after a phone call from a concerned citizen last September. The operation tracked 3,673 lbs. of marijuana that was shipped from California to southeast Pennsylvania and multiple people were arrested. Three […]

Congratulations to Elizabeth Lippy who was named a 2013 SuperLawyer by Law & Politics and Philadelphia Magazine. This is a well-deserved honor that is only awarded to a tiny percentage of Pennsylvania Lawyers. It is based on an intensive screening process and peer review and is indicative of a lawyer at the very top of […]