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Beware of pleading guilty to traffic offenses

Filed under: Criminal Law, DUI Tags: , , by Steven F. Fairlie @ July 18, 2010

Did you know that the Court and/or police officer do not have to tell you if you might suffer a suspension of your driver’s license for pleading guilty to a traffic ticket. In fact, they may not even know that the offense carries a suspension. Even if that is the case, PennDOT will not care […]

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IS MY ARREST RECORD AUTOMATICALLY EXPUNGED AFTER I COMPLETE ARD? NO!

Filed under: Criminal Law, DUI Tags: by Steven F. Fairlie @ December 14, 2009

I finally decided to post this issue to our blog after encountering yet another client who was told by the court that as a part of ARD his record would be expunged. The more accurate way to state this is that it can be expunged. However, unless you prepare and file a Expungement Petition and […]

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What number DUI is it?

Filed under: Criminal Law, DUI, News Tags: by Liz @ October 28, 2009

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an extremely important opinion on October 23, 2009 in the matter of CW v. Haag, which is attached to this blog.  Most people realize that with second and subsequent DUI’s, the sentences and penalties increase.  But what happens when you get popped with two DUI’s in a very short time?  […]

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Preliminary Breath Tests (PBT) ruled inadmissible in PA

Filed under: Criminal Law, DUI, News Tags: by Steven F. Fairlie @ September 12, 2009

PBT inadmissible in Pennsylvania Underage Drinking and DUI or DAI cases unless properly published, calibrated, and tested for accuracy

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