When a person is on probation or parole as result of a conviction for some type of drug charge part a condition of that person’s supervision will be that they not take illegal drugs. Not an unreasonable request, right? It has been my experience when dealing with Montgomery County probation violations that the vast majority […]
Sometimes a criminal defendant needs a lawyer that knows the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code as well as criminal law. No time is this more clear and relevant than when a person has been charged with a drug possession offense. While a Montgomery County drug lawyer needs to be able to exploit all the possible […]
Nancy Schwartz, of West Chestnut Street in Pottstown, who had been charged with illegally filling prescriptions in Collegeville and New Hanover between January 2010 and January 2011, was sentenced to 5 years of Intermediate Punishment on Friday by Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas Judge William R. Carpenter after pleading guilty to Identity Theft, Forgery, […]
Yes, even though its not real marijuana, its still illegal to sell it. This was the message driven home to Rafie Ali, 34, and Mohammed Himed, 25, by District Justice Edward Kropp, Sr. at their preliminary hearings yesterday. Both men are from Pottstown and have been charged with Possession with Intent to Deliver Drugs as […]
On June 22, 2012, Lansdale Police executed a search warrant for the residence of John Nicholas Gallagher, 45, of Lansdale and found three large bundles of heroin on Gallagher, who was in the home at the time of the search. An additional 36 more bags that were found throughout the residence. Most of the bags […]
Whitpain Twp. police officers are some of the most tenacious law enforcement officials in Montgomery County and maybe the whole State of Pennsylvania. On June 8, 2012, Danielle Leach of Norristown, was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped for a traffic violation as it went to enter Blue Bell Springs on Dekalb Pike.
Former Norristown Police Officer Jack Pennington, a guy who retired from the Norristown Police Department in 1995 after 28 years of service, was arrested at the Plymouth Meeting Mall on June 21 and charged with possession of a controlled substance, criminal conspiracy, and possession with intent to distribute after being found with three ounces of […]
Most often, a defendant’s first chance to test the evidence the Commonwealth has against them when they have been arrested for a crime is at the Preliminary Hearing. This is true for drug charges and offenses, DUI, assaults, and the vast array of criminal charges in Pennsylvania that are charged as misdemeanors or felonies. As […]
The Nuances of Possession with Intent to Deliver What facts does a police officer consider when he arrests a person for drugs and criminal charges them with Possession with Intent to Deliver? Most people think that it is the sheer amount of drugs that are found that will prompt the police to charge a person […]