Today, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed and vacated Bill Cosby’s Montgomery County conviction on all three counts of sexual assault. PA’s highest court further held that the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office is barred from pursuing any future prosecution of Mr. Cosby for these same charges. Bill Cosby was convicted by a Montgomery County jury […]
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Expedited Pennsylvania Pardon for Marijuana Convictions
We’ll cut to the chase: if you are a resident of this Commonwealth and have a past conviction for a non-violent marijuana offense, now is the time to contact a Pennsylvania pardon attorney to apply for a pardon. Governor Wolf’s desire to legalize recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania is no secret. To that end, in the […]
Read More »Does ARD Count As a Prior DUI Offense in Pennsylvania? Not anymore.
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled that the portion of Pennsylvania’s DUI statute which defines acceptance into ARD as a “prior offense” for sentencing enhancement purposes is unconstitutional. In Pennsylvania, a person charged with a first offense DUI is generally eligible for pretrial diversionary program called Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD). One of the primary benefits […]
Read More »Reducing Inmate Population At Montgomery County Jail Amid the Novel Corona Virus COVID-19
The Montgomery County Correctional Facility has now had three correctional officers test positive for the novel corona virus COVID-19. The County reports that those officers are currently quarantined, that contact tracing is complete, and that no contacts with inmates have been identified. Fortunately, as of March 30, 2020, there have been no reports of inmates […]
Read More »Pennsylvania Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Amended Sex Offender Registry Law
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently heard oral argument in Commonwealth v. LaCombe, 35 MAP 2018. The case is being considered by Pennsylvania’s high court after the Commonwealth appealed our stunning victory in which Judge William R. Carpenter of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas granted our Motion to Terminate Petitioner’s Lifetime Sexual Offense […]
Read More »PA Resentencing Guidelines for Probation Violations
Pennsylvania criminal defense attorneys who handle Montgomery County probation violation cases, have long awaited the statewide standards and guidelines for the re-sentencing of those who violate their Montgomery County probation or Intermediate Punishment Program. Recently, the Pennsylvania legislature enacted “Resentencing Guidelines” for offenders who violate their county probation, or State Intermediate punishment on or after […]
Read More »SORNA Found Unconstitutional Despite Amendments
On June 22, 2018, a Montgomery County Judge ruled that the retroactive application of the recently amended Pennsylvania Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”) is Unconstitutional Last Friday, June 22, 2018, Montgomery County Judge William R. Carpenter granted our Motion to Terminate Sexual Offender Registration Requirements under the new, revised Pennsylvania “SORNA” statute enacted […]
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