Blog, Drug Crimes, In the News, New Laws, News, News Update
On June 20th, the Pennsylvania House passed a bill decriminalizing the possession of fentanyl test strips and other drug testing kits. Test tubes in laboratory Under the current law, possession of the test trips is an ungraded misdemeanor that is punishable by up to a...
Blog, Blog Posts, Drug Crimes, Evidentiary Issues, Federal Court Cases, In the News
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that a federal judge may permit a drug case to proceed after the Allegheny County Office of the District Attorney destroyed evidence. The case, which is being heard by U.S. District Court Judge Gustave Diamond, involves a defendant...
Case Law Summaries, Drug Crimes, Gun Crimes, Mandatory Sentence
Commonwealth v. Wayne McKibben 2009 PA Super 130 (7/14/2009)Topic: Mandatory Sentences – Drugs in Close Proximity to FirearmsSummary: Where firearms are found loaded, readily accessible to the defendant, and in the same room as drugs, the mandatory sentence...
Drug Crimes, Nuisance Bars and Other Establishments
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala has informed the McDonald’s corporate office that his office will ” ‘initiate nuisance proceedings against three downtown McDonald’s locations,’ if action isn’t taken to stop...
Burglary, Case Law Summaries, Drug Crimes
Commonwealth v. Springer 2008 PA Super 275Topic: Burglary Merger- Possession With Intent to DeliverSummary: Under 18 Pa.C.S.A. Section 3502(d), burglary does not merge with the offense intended to be committed inside the structure if the offense is a first or second...
