Decoding Your Pennsylvania Criminal Complaint: Key Numbers You Need to Know
Confused by the numbers on your PA Police Criminal Complaint? Here is a breakdown of your Magisterial Docket Number, OTN, Common Pleas Docket Number, and Filing Date for Rule 600 purposes.
Navigating Probation: A Clear, Step-by-Step Guide to the Rules
Understand the rules of probation.
What Happens at a Preliminary Hearing in Allegheny County, and Do I Need an Attorney to Represent me?
What happens at a preliminary hearing, and do you need an attorney to represent you at it?
New Pennsylvania Probation Violation Laws: Can You Go to Jail Under Act 44?
What happens if you are accused of a violating the terms of your probation? It depends on the type of violation.
Stop Giving Billionaires Your Money
Here’s a radical idea: stop giving billionaires your money. But, what should you do with it instead?
Do Parents have a Constitutional Right to Raise their Children?
Who gets to decide what is in the best interests of children— the parents or the state? It turns out that the answer is complicated.
A Presumption Like No Other
Where the word of a king is, there is power; And who may say to him, "What are you doing?"
ECC 8:4
A New Model of Holistic Representation for Parents with Dependency and Criminal Cases
What does “holistic represenation” mean for parents who have overlapping cases in dependency and criminal court?
Part III. The Credibility Chicanery
What should the jury know about the credibility of witnesses?
Part II. The Direct and Circumstantial Duplicity
What’s the difference between direct and circumstantial evidence, and does it matter?
Part I. The Mendacity of Mathematical Certainty
What is a “mathematical certainty” anyway?
The Wrong Question: Students for Fair Admission, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College
Why does anybody care who gets to go to Harvard?
A Dose of Resilience— Holistic Representation and the Locally Served Model
How can we deal with institutional and generational trauma?
Does Pittsburgh Over-Police Black People?
Are black people over-policed in Pittsburgh? If so, is that evidence of systemic racism?
Bruen’s Potential Impact in Pennsylvania
Does Bruen have any impact on the Pennsylvania Uniform Firearms Act?
PA and Federal Sentencing; Parole/ Supervised Release
This post provides a brief overview of Pennsylvania and Federal sentencing, PA parole and Federal Supervised release.
Private Attorney or Public Defender?
Should you hire a private attorney or proceed with the public defender? The answer is… it depends.
The Difference Between Federal and State Criminal Law
This is a short primer on the difference between federal and Pennsylvania criminal law.