As most people know, the Second Amendment grants Americans the right to bear arms. Few things can impede this right, but one of the most common ways a person’s right to own a firearm can be restricted is if that person is convicted of certain crimes. A federal statute prohibits anyone who was convicted […]
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Fairlie & Lippy wins again!
Elizabeth Lippy just won another Not Guilty verdict in the matter of Commonwealth v. B.K. The client was charged with multiple counts of serious felonies including Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse, Aggravated Indecent Assault, Indecent Assault, Corruption of Minors, and many more. The case stemmed from accusations made by a 16 year old child that the […]
New Law Allows PA Drivers to Blow Off Red Lights
Despite the basic tenet that “red means stop,” on July 20th, Governor Tom Wolf signed into law a bill which will modify Pennsylvania’s existing Red Light statute to allow drivers to proceed through a red light that is malfunctioning, which is now defined to include a situation where sensor technology did not sense the vehicle. […]
Fourth Amendment Permits Warrantless Breath Tests, Prohibits Warrantless Blood Tests for DUI
In a recent decision that will have a major impact on DUI cases in Pennsylvania, the Supreme Court of the United States decided the case of Birchfield v. North Dakota, holding that the Fourth Amendment permits warrantless breath tests incident to arrests for drunk driving, but that it does NOT permit warrantless blood tests. Consequently, a […]
Rare Drug Delivery Resulting in Death Charges Filed in Bucks County
It is very rare to see charges of Drug Delivery Resulting in Death filed, but that has just happened to a Souderton area man and woman who were arrested for deaths in Trumbauersville, Bucks County. Fake percocet pills laced with acetyl fentanyl, a substance recently called out as especially dangerous by Montgomery County District Attorney […]
