On April 26th, 2019, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that prosecutors may no longer prosecute defendants in Municipal Court for more serious crimes, such as DUI, separately after they have been adjudicated in Traffic Court for offenses stemming from the same incident. Practically, this ruling means if you were already adjudicated on a traffic crime, […]
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PA Legislature Looks to Remove Statute of Limitations for Child Sex Crimes
The Judiciary Committee of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives has voted to move two pieces of legislation concerning victims of sexual assault, HB 962 (criminal statute of limitations) and HB 963 (civil statute of limitations), to a vote by the House. The House Bills together are called the Pennsylvania Hidden Predator Act. The House overwhelmingly […]
Child porn software results in criminal cases dismissed
https://www.propublica.org/article/prosecutors-dropping-child-porn-charges-after-software-tools-are-questioned
Medical Marijuana will soon be available closer to home
Eligible for medical marijuana? Soon you can find it even closer to home. A medical marijuana dispensary was approved to open in Horsham at 255 Horsham Rd. through CB Health Services, LLC. The location will have six months to meet the state’s standards and get up and running before they may begin dispensing medical marijuana. Governor Wolf […]
Restitution MUST Be Specified At Time Of Sentencing
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has established that restitution must be specified at the time of sentencing to be legal. The court vacated the original sentence in Commonwealth v. Ramos, holding the trial court has “no authority to impose a generalized, open-ended sentence of restitution, but leave the amount and method of payment for decision at a […]
