by William Bickerton | May 27, 2010 | Blog
Bickerton and Bickerton attorney Lea T. Bickerton has been named a Rising Star in the 2010 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine. According to SuperLawyers.com, “no more than 2.5 percent [of Pennsylvania attorneys] are named to the Rising Stars list.” For...
by William Bickerton | Oct 29, 2009 | Case Law Summaries, DUI, sentencing
Commonwealth v. Patrick A. Haag, Sr J-41-2009 (10/23/2009) Topic: DUI – Prior Offenses Summary: For a DUI offense to be a second or subsequent conviction for sentencing purposes, the offender must be convicted of the prior offense before committing the second...
by William Bickerton | Aug 20, 2009 | Checkpoints, DUI
From Friday, August 21, 2009 through Monday, September 7, 2009 local police will be joining a national effort to crackdown on drunk driving. Over the period, law enforcement agencies will be conducting DUI checkpoints and roving patrols. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette...
by William Bickerton | Jul 23, 2009 | Case Law Summaries, DUI
Commonwealth v. Ray D. McCoy J-165-2008 (7/12/2009)Topic: DUI Refusal – Right to CounselSummary: There is no right to counsel before submitting to a chemical test for a DUI.http://www.pacourts.us/OpPosting/Supreme/out/J-165-2008mo.pdf Share this:Click to share...
by William Bickerton | Jul 12, 2009 | Case Law Summaries, DUI
Commonwealth v. Michelle Necole Griffith 2009 PA Super 120 (7/02/2009)Topic: DUI 75 Pa.C.S.A. Section 3802(d) – Prescription Drugs – Sufficiency of the EvidenceSummary: For a defendant to be convicted of driving under the influence of a prescription drug,...
