by Lea Bickerton | Nov 19, 2008 | DUI, Inhalants, Involuntary Manslaughter for Providing Drugs
Dominic Rometo was sentenced to 6 to 12 months in jail plus 6 years of probation for involuntary manslaughter. In 2007, Rometo gave his friend, Joshua Ricketts, cocaine, Ecstasy, and inhalants. While Ricketts was driving, Rometo passed him a shirt with the inhalant....
by Lea Bickerton | Oct 27, 2008 | Case Law Summaries, Checkpoints, DUI
Commonwealth v. Worthy J-39-2008Topic: DUI CheckpointsSummary: Police officers are permitted to suspend a DUI checkpoint and restart at a later time if the checkpoint creates unreasonable traffic delays.Illustration: Monroeville Police set up a DUI checkpoint on Route...
by Lea Bickerton | Oct 15, 2008 | Crime Statistics, DUI
According to the 2007 Uniform Crime Report, the number of crimes reported to Pennsylvania State Police dropped 2.2 percent in 2007.These statistics include:*Arrests for driving under the influence increased 4.4 percent*Drug-abuse violations increased 0.9...
by Lea Bickerton | Oct 14, 2008 | Checkpoints, DUI
On October 2, 2008, the Pennsylvania State Police announced a year-long initiative “aimed at taking intoxicated motorists off the road.” As part of this initiative, state police will conduct DUI checkpoints every weekend of the year. During times of...
by Lea Bickerton | Oct 2, 2008 | ARD, Case Law Summaries, DUI, Repeat Offender
Commonwealth v. Love 2008 PA Super 218 Topic: Repeat Offender-DUI Brief Legal Summary: For the purposes of 3804(b)(2), ARD is considered a conviction on the date of acceptance. Case Summary: Appellant William Joseph Love was convicted of DUI and sentenced as a repeat...
