On October 27 Governor Ed Rendell signed a new law which will dramatically reduce the time parolees spend in prison for minor, technical violations of parole. Currently, forty-six percent of prisoners paroled are reincarcerated on technical violations like failure to report to the parole agent within three years of release. The new rules are a […]
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Upper Moreland Police Chief Proposes Fining Anyone Who Leaves A Car Unlocked
Imagine this. Your 16 year old son stops by the house to get changed for a sporting event, leaving his car parked at the curb-unlocked. Upper Moreland Police Chief Thomas Nestel has proposed a new ordinance that would permit officers to open the car doors to test whether they are locked and fine the owner […]
Think you know your rights?
Most people think they know their Miranda rights, but in practice we find that they almost never have more than a rudimentary understanding of them. For instance, ir you are pulled over for a DUI and arrested the police must read you your rights or they will have problems, right? Surprisingly to most, the answer […]
Jeffrey Leinheiser, Convicted of Third Degree Murder, Warns of Dangers of Robotripping
We represent Jeffrey Leinheiser, the Jenkintown teenager who was convicted of Third Degree Murder for shooting his girlfriend’s abusive father in the head while he slept in his apartment. Jeffrey was high on Robitussin DM, which contains an active ingredient commonly referred to as DXM. Ingesting large quantities of DXM is known as “robotripping.” Robotripping can […]
We all know that someone who confesses to a crime is guilty, right?
We hear over and over that someone is guilty of a particular crime because he confessed. But has anyone ever examined the validity of those confessions? The New York Times just ran a provocative article examining the validity of confessions and I think the conclusions will shock many people. I know that when confronted with […]
