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As the nation is still reeling over the recent events in Newtown, Connecticut, there is a major debate going on over gun control. Some want a ban on assault rifles, some want a ban on high-capacity magazines and armor piercing bullets, and some want a ban on guns entirely. While it is certainly true that […]

In the city of Philadelphia, one prevailing problem for the prosecution in felony cases is that of witness intimidation, or fear thereof. Many witnesses are terrified to take the witness stand in a public preliminary hearing, where they could eventually be retaliated against by the defendant or by someone the defendant knows. In fact, almost […]

Dallas Cowboy Josh Brent has been charged with Intoxication Manslaughter after his teammate, Jerry Brown, was killed in a car accident last Saturday. Brent was intoxicated and speeding with Brown as a passenger when his car flipped over after hitting a curb. Brent was initially charged with Driving Under the Influence, but the charge was […]

In what may be a first for Montgomery County, the recent confession of accused murderer Rashunundan Yandamuri, 26, was recorded on videotape.   Yandamuri stands accused of slashing the throat of 61 year old Sutyavath Venna and suffocating 10 month old Saanui Venna, for which he has been charged with First Degree Murder, Kidnapping, Robbery, Theft, […]

Steven Fairlie was featured as one of thirteen 2012 Nationwide Leaders in Criminal Defense in the September 24, 2012 edition of Newsweek magazine.  Mr. Fairlie has Chaired the Montgomery County Bar Association’s Criminal Defense Committee for more than a decade and handles all types of criminal offenses in Pennsylvania state courts, mostly in Montgomery County […]