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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 […]

On June 22, Whitemarsh Township police arrested 47-year-old Edward Barnes, Jr., while he was allegedly breaking into a home. According to police this was not Barnes’ first time burglarizing…he is suspected of being a serial burglar who has broken into more than 20 homes in Whitpain Township, Conshohocken, Plymouth Township and Northeast Philadelphia in the […]

In early June, we wrote about the Supreme Court’s decision on Maryland v. King, affirming the constitutionality of post-arrest DNA collection for individuals charged with committing felonies and certain misdemeanors. The Pennsylvania Senate has not wasted any time acting on this decision, and has already passed Senate Bill 150. SB-150, passed by a vote of […]