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Anyone convicted of a crime in Pennsylvania may face serious consequences for the illegal activity. Not all offenders are violent, and some may have a clean record. So, probation becomes an alternative to jail time. However, the Keystone State's criminal justice...
Drug crimes are taken seriously in Pennsylvania. It’s important to understand the concept of drug scheduling and what it means. What is drug scheduling? Different types of drugs are categorized into schedules per the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. The Drug...
Pennsylvania residents on parole strive to heed the conditions of their parole. If a person moves, it’s fair to wonder if that can be considered a parole violation. What are the normal conditions of parole? When a person has served time in prison and is released...
An individual commits theft when they take another person’s property with no intention of returning it. Prosecutions for theft in Pennsylvania range from shoplifting cases involving items worth a few dollars to elaborate real estate schemes involving property worth...
Marijuana comes from the dried leaves of the cannabis plant, and some states have made it legal with some restrictions. Other states allow medical use, but it is still illegal in several states. A person in State College, Pennsylvania, may face several charges for...
If you are a resident of Pennsylvania who has been released on parole, it means your sentence is almost over. When you're on parole, you have strict requirements that you must obey. Violating the conditions of your parole can send you right back to prison. You should...
The Pennsylvania sex offender registry law was largely well-intended. The idea was that if parents knew about any convicted sex offenders living in their communities, they could take appropriate action to keep their children safe. Instead, according to the...
Patients and advocates celebrated earlier this year when Pennsylvania's first medical marijuana dispensaries finally opened after legislation creating the program passed in 2016. The creation of the program has been a step in the right direction for people whose...
After a judge dismissed nearly all the most serious charges last September against several members of Penn State's Beta Theta Pi fraternity in the death of a pledge, many of those accused were likely ready to move on with their lives. The case garnered national...
One of the ways that state authorities here in Pennsylvania have tried to make it easier to save the lives of people who are overdosing on drugs like heroin or fentanyl is through the state’s “Good Samaritan Law.” This blog has previously written about the statute,...
