by Bickerton Law | Aug 11, 2022 | Blog, Blog Posts, Commentary, In the News
COMMENTARY: In an opinion piece about WNBA star Brittney Griner’s prison sentence in Russia titled “US can stand to learn from Griner’s swift punishment,” writer Don Kahle commented about how criminal and civil trials in the United States can...
by Bickerton Law | Aug 4, 2022 | Blog, Blog Posts, Guilty Pleas, In the News
San Francisco’s new district attorney, Brooke Jenkins, announced that her office was rescinding 30 plea offers made to defendants under her predecessor. Jenkins was installed as the district attorney after Chesa Boudin was recalled in June. DA Jenkins defended...
by Bickerton Law | Jul 27, 2022 | Blog, Blog Posts, In the News, News
PITTSBURGH, PA- Allegheny County The Allegheny County emergency rental relief program that has been providing rental and utility payment assistance to local residents will be ending this Sunday. The program, which was supported by Pittsburgh-area donations and federal...
by Bickerton Law | Jul 19, 2022 | Blog, In the News, News Update, Prosecutorial Misconduct
While pundits and politicians were debating the question of whether a 10-year-old should have been forced to go to another state to have an abortion, the Indiana attorney general made a July 13th statement on Fox News that the doctor who performed the abortion was...
by William Bickerton | Jul 18, 2022 | Blog, Blog Posts, DUI, In the News, News
A 35-year-old student pilot was arrested for DUI after landing an airplane on Interstate 70 near Kansas City, Missouri. Could this happen in Pennsylvania? Is it really illegal to fly under the influence? Flying under the influence is a state and federal offense in...
by Bickerton Law | Jul 12, 2022 | Blog, Commentary, In the News, News
**UPDATED: 7/13/2022 7:46 PM** Reuters reports that Judge Penny Azcarate rejected Amber Heard’s request for a new trial. Judge Azcarate noted that Depp and Heard both had the opportunity to question all of the prospective jurors, that there was no proof of...
