It is not certain where John Thompson was one fateful night in December 1984, but one thing is clear: He was not robbing three children in Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Thompson’s innocence did not prevent the District Attorney’s Office in Orleans Parish from building a case against him for the robbery, or from failing to turn […]
Lower Merion Township is one of the most affluent townships in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is composed mostly of the towns of Ardmore, Narberth, and Bala Cynwyd and is very close in proximity to Villanova and St. Josephs Universities. Additionally, Lower Merion Township has jurisdiction over a portion of the Schulykill Expressway (I-76) at […]
I’ve been dealing with the crime of retail theft as an attorney for almost twenty years and during this time the law has changed more than most other statutes that are on the books. Not only has the law changed, but the procedure in which police departments deal with Retail Theft offenses across the Commonwealth […]
Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition, more commonly known by its acronym “ARD”, is a diversionary program that allows an individual to serve a non reporting term of probation, without a plea of guilty, and receive a dismissal and expungement of the criminal charges upon successful completion of their probationary term. We all know the program is great […]
As we recently reported, law enforcement agencies throughout the country are taking part in a DUI crackdown that will run through Labor Day, which is this coming weekend. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration’s slogan for the campaign is: “Drive Sober, or Get Pulled Over.” Pennsylvania drivers planning to cross the Delaware River into New […]