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The United States Supreme Court today held that the lab technician who actually tested the blood in a DUI case must testify in the trial or an objection based upon the Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause should be sustained. Today’s decision, Bullcoming v. New Mexico, relied upon the principle espoused by the Court in the 2009 […]

As a prosecutor in the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, Steve Fairlie successfully litigated a death penalty case.  Now, as a prominent defense attorney, he successfully defends them.  Follow this link to an article showcasing Mr. Fairlie in a video explaining what it takes to pursue and defend a death penalty case.  This article further […]

A Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling has invalidated the practice of Pennsylvania counties regulating where sex offenders can live. The impact for Montgomery County will be limited to Horsham, Hatboro, Abington, and Trappe. In Bucks County the impact will be far more widespread, as many more municipalities had passed ordinances restricting where convicted sex offenders may […]

It has been reported that Philadelphia Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Mitrick became romantically involved with an alleged Jamaican drug dealer shot in the head by two other man. It is not clear if the crime was an attempted robbery of narcotics or drugs. The victim survived the attack and the two men were tried for […]

Pennsylvania Senator Stewart Greenleaf has proposed new legislation to lengthen the time for filing appeals where there is proof of actual innocence. His position is that no one can argue with giving a potentially innocent person his day in court. Numerous cases involving convictions of the innocent for heinous criminal offenses have swayed public opinion […]