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 13, 2022 | Blog, Blog Posts, News
As part of an ongoing probe into Amazon’s business practices, Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey, D, has released a statement announcing that Amazon Ring has turned over video data to law enforcement 11 times so far in 2022 without letting their customers know....
by Bickerton Law | Jun 24, 2022 | Blog, Blog Posts, In the News, News
Pittsburgh’s city council is working on an initiative that would place formerly incarcerated people in jobs. The city council is looking to act on the measure this month. This proposed measure follows the Biden White House’s report on increasing...
by Bickerton Law | Nov 16, 2019 | Blog, Blog Posts, Criminal Law Basics, Gun Laws, Gun Rights
Due to a recent change in Pennsylvania law, deer hunting season is starting two days early. Instead of the first Monday after Thanksgiving, the first day of buck hunting will be on Saturday, November 30th, 2019 with the first day of antlerless for most Pennsylvania...
by William Bickerton | Dec 12, 2014 | Blog, Blog Posts, DUI, New Laws, sentencing, Sentencing and Punishments
On October 20th, 2014, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed a law changing the way courts handle prior drunk driving (DUI) convictions at sentencing. In Pennsylvania, you face harsher punishments if you have prior DUI convictions. Before the change, prior DUI...
by Lea Bickerton | Oct 20, 2014 | Blog, Blog Posts, In the News, Megan's Law, Sex Offender Registration, SORNA
On December 20, 2012, the Adam Walsh Act (SORNA) required many individuals who were convicted of sex offenses but not classified as violent sex offenders to begin registering as sexual offenders. A new law passed in March 2014 has removed the registration requirement...