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Sex Offender Law Struck Down – Megan’s Law Supercedes

Filed under: Criminal Law, News, Sex Crimes Tags: by Steven F. Fairlie @ May 29, 2011

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 […]

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CRIMINAL APPEAL DEADLINES TO BE EXTENDED FOR THE INNOCENT

Filed under: Criminal Law, Death Penalty Cases, Drug Crimes, News, Sex Crimes Tags: by Steven F. Fairlie @ May 10, 2011

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 […]

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All you ever wanted to know (perhaps more) about sex crimes in Pennsylvania

Filed under: Criminal Law, Sex Crimes Tags: by Steven F. Fairlie @ July 6, 2010

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