DUI Statute Interpreted by PA Superior Court
Jul 09, 2013
By Shaffer Engle Law Offices, LLC posted in DUI on Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Second offense DUI with a refusal to take BAC is properly graded as an ungraded misdemeanor and not a first degree misdeme...
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Random Drug Screenings Approved by Trial Court for Students
Jun 20, 2013
By Shaffer Engle Law Offices, LLC posted in Juvenile Crime on Thursday, June 20, 2013
A trial court in Lycoming County found that a local school district's policy of random drug screening for stu...
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Blood Alcohol Content "BAC" tests- Only "Whole Blood" Tests are Sufficient
Jun 14, 2013
By Shaffer Engle Law Offices, LLC posted in DUI on Friday, June 14, 2013
Only testing on whole blood is sufficient to sustain a DUI conviction
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By Attorney Elisabeth K.H. Pasqualini, DUI Attorney, H...
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Pennsylvania 'Sexting' Statute Declared Void for Vagueness by one Court
May 15, 2013
By Shaffer Engle Law Offices, LLC posted in Sex Crimes on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
A trial court in Lehigh County recently declared the Sexual Abuse of Children statute Constitutionally infirm as appl...
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Public Employees May Lose Pension for Malfeasance Committed in Office
May 10, 2013
By Shaffer Engle Law Offices, LLC posted in Collateral Consequences on Friday, May 10, 2013
The "Public Employee Pension Forfeiture Act" enacted in 1978 defrocks public employees of pension for crime...
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SORNA Registration Requirements Held Non-Retroactive
May 03, 2013
By Shaffer Engle Law Offices, LLC posted in SORNA on Friday, May 3, 2013
Defendant's obligation to register under SORNA did not derive from the Act itself but from the administrative rule promulg...
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The Federal Pardon Process
May 02, 2013
By Shaffer Engle Law Offices, LLC posted in Pardons on Thursday, May 2, 2013
The Federal pardon process applies only the federal convictions, convictions in the District of Columbia Superior Cour...
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"Exigent Circumstances"- A Limited Exception to the Warrant Requirement
Apr 28, 2013
By Shaffer Engle Law Offices, LLC posted in Drug Crimes on Sunday, April 28, 2013
The courts must undertake a balancing test to determine if an exigent circumstance trumps the individual's right ...
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What is 'Discovery' in a Criminal Case?
Apr 17, 2013
By Shaffer Engle Law Offices, LLC posted in Discovery on Wednesday, April 17, 2013
'Discovery' is the disclosure of evidence that will be used against the accused at trial or may be used by the acc...
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Warrantless Search of Home's Perimeter Held Unconstitutional
Apr 03, 2013
By Shaffer Engle Law Offices, LLC posted in Suppression on Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Police may not use canine to sniff for drugs from 'curtilage' of home without a warrant.
By Attorney Elisabeth K.H...
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