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 […]
During a DUI investigation, drivers suspected of DUI may be asked to submit to two different breathalyzer tests. It’s important to distinguish between the two because the purpose for each one, as well as the role they may play in a driver’s prosecution for the offense of DUI, are vastly different. Alco-Sensor vs. Breathalyzer Machine […]
It is not certain where John Thompson was one fateful night in December 1984, but one thing is clear: He was not robbing three children in Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Thompson’s innocence did not prevent the District Attorney’s Office in Orleans Parish from building a case against him for the robbery, or from failing to turn […]