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After spending so much time and money on obtaining your professional license, being the subject of investigation by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs or other agency or board can be a devastating ordeal. Depending on the charge and the outcome, you can be reprimanded, and your license can be suspended or even […]

California’s Second District Court of Appeals ruled earlier this month that pretending to be a woman’s boyfriend in order to have sex with her isn’t rape. In People v. Morales, Julio Morales had sex with the victim after her (real) boyfriend left her house. The victim alleges that in the dark bedroom, Morales kissed her […]

In a landmark decision Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas Judge Lawrence Clark ruled that blood alcohol concentration readings from the widely-used Intoxilyzer 5000EN breathalyzer machine are not accurate above a BAC of .15% or below a BAC of .05%.  Furthermore, any readings from any machine manufactured by CMI, Inc.  are likely inadmissible based upon the fact […]

Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court recently reversed a lower-court ruling in a case from Centre County dealing with the state’s civil asset forfeiture law. Under Pennsylvania’s forfeiture law (42 Pa. C.S. §6801), the state is allowed to seize any personal property involved in a violation of the Controlled Substance Act. After hearing a case from Centre County, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court […]

A car crash that occurred on Route 611 in Doylestown the night before Thanksgiving should serve as a warning for others. Drew Bodden, 37, was driving his Ford Mustang Cobra at least 142 miles per hour that night when he allegedly slammed into a Honda CRV with two people inside. The 9 year-old passenger in […]