The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently issued an opinion which allows for the warrantless search of a vehicle in Commonwealth v. Gary. The Court adopted the federal standard which allows for the search of a vehicle, without a warrant, when probable cause exists. In this ...
Read MoreForfeiture and Seizure actions in Pennsylvania are proceedings against individuals whereby the government attempts to take private property based on ...
View MoreThe Pennsylvania Supreme Court released on opinion earlier this week which overturned a lower court’s decision that clear and convincing evidence must ...
View MoreThe Pennsylvania State Police filed seventy-three (73) appeals to the Superior Court after the Commonwealth and defendants in those cases entered into ...
View MoreDoes Grandmother who has been involved in her Grandchild’s life since birth, who has been a babysitter and substantially aided in raising the child, ...
View MoreThe Commonwealth was prohibited from introducing evidence it obtained through a search warrant because the affidavit of probable cause relied on ...
View MorePennsylvania governor Tom Corbett recently began the process of supporting a senate bill for the introduction of medical marijuana in Pennsylvania. On ...
View MoreThe Superior Court recently issued an opinion concerning whether a grandmother had standing to pursue legal and physical custody against the ...
View MoreOur Commonwealth has long recognized the parental right to use corporal punishment. This parental right is specifically protected by statute and ...
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