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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 […]

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 […]

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, […]