How to Handle an Underage Drinking Arrest in Montgomery County, PA A number of high school students in Montgomery County, PA take their first alcoholic drink at a party with friends. A Pennsylvania Youth Survey found that nearly 32 percent of students are “willing to try alcohol.” Over 50 percent of the survey participants in […]
More and more, as I represent kids throughout Pennsylvania for the charge of underage drinking, I am finding that police officers are offering young people a plea bargain and it’s this: “We’ll agree to let you plead guilty to a Disorderly Conduct instead of the Underage Drinking you’ve been charged with”. The first response the […]
If you are under the age of 21 in the State of Pennsylvania, being convicted of underage drinking and driving is a serious offense that could have several ramifications that could leave a lasting impression on your life. Permanent Record DUI convictions when you are considered a minor in the State of Pennsylvania is something […]
If your minor child is caught drinking it is important to remember not to jump to any conclusions or decisions regarding your child’s punishment in the law. Remember this can affect their ability to drive a vehicle and if the offense is minor you will want to know all of the laws concerning your child […]
Thursday, January 16, 2014, was undoubtedly a red letter day for enforcement of underage drinking violations. On that day, Ardmore, Pennsylvania, District Justice Kathleen M. Valentine was asked to decide over sixty cases involving kids charged with underage drinking from a Villanova party that occurred at the Bryn Mawr Courts apartments at the beginning of […]
The expungement laws in the State of Pennsylvania are particularly harsh. Pennsylvania generally doesn’t allow for the expungement of criminal charges unless the person seeking the expungement is over 70 years old OR has been dead for three years (at which point is family applies for it). And at that point, who really cares? Ah, […]
The counties of Montgomery, Chester, Delaware, and Bucks are rife with college campuses as well as hundreds of public and private high schools. There are so many kids and young people, so many social situations, and, as we all know, sometimes there is alcohol present. It’s a fact of life that some kids drink and […]
With St. Patty’s Day coming up on March 17, so will the time honored tradition of overflowing bars ( the irish call them “pubs) and green beer. Truth be told it is a lot of fun when done in moderation. A little beer. Some corn beef and cabbage – and hopefully a lotta laughs. So […]
Yesterday I had a case at Judge Knapp’s down in West Chester PA on Union Street for underage drinking charges. It was a typical West Chester University situation where a girl, who was under 21, was alleged to have been at a party, passed out from drinking too much, and then carted off to the […]
Yesterday I had an underage drinking case at Judge Knapp’s down in West Chester PA on Union Street. It was a typical West Chester University situation where a girl, who was under 21, was alleged to have been at a party, passed out from drinking too much, and then carted off to the hospital. Bad […]
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