http://www.philadelphiacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/ Published by Marc Neff en-us 2008-11-04T14:40:26-05:00 http://www.philadelphiacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2008/11/harsher_penalties_for_manufact.html Lancaster County Police were responding to a noise complaint when they found the defendant, Shawn Van Aulen, outside of his apartment with a bag of marijuana in his hand. The officers conducted a search of the defendant, finding a glass... Drug Crimes Marc Neff 2008-11-04T14:40:26-05:00 http://www.philadelphiacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2008/10/pennsylvania_superior_court_ru.html The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled recently in the case of Commonwealth v. Brown, regarding a police stop and seizure based on information obtained from a confidential informant. Thomas Brown was stopped by police in the Northeast section of Philadelphia, after... Misdemeanor / Felony Crimes Marc Neff 2008-10-29T13:55:47-05:00 http://www.philadelphiacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2008/10/philadelphia_teen_sentenced_to.html A Philadelphia teenager was sentenced this week for an incident which occurred last November in which two Philadelphia Police officers were wounded. The teenager was a run-away who was living illegally in a Northeast Philadelphia; unbeknownst to the owner and... Misdemeanor / Felony Crimes Marc Neff 2008-10-20T06:00:00-05:00 http://www.philadelphiacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2008/10/united_states_supreme_court_de.html The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the Federal Government, and as such State Governments, via the Fourteenth Amendment, from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishments for people charged and/or convicted of criminal offenses.... Marc Neff 2008-10-17T13:58:24-05:00 http://www.philadelphiacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2008/10/new_jersey_man_sentenced_to_si.html A Pennsauken, New Jersey resident was sentenced earlier this week for his role in a Philadelphia area heroin ring in 2005 and 2006. The heroin sold by Castellar and his associates was laced with a powerful painkiller, fentanyl, which caused... Drug Crimes Marc Neff 2008-10-09T12:05:04-05:00 http://www.philadelphiacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2008/10/pennsylvania_superior_court_up_2.html A man convicted, after pleading guilty to six-counts of possessing a controlled substance with intent to deliver (“PWID”) and criminal conspiracy, appealed his sentence to the Pennsylvania Superior Court on the basis he was not advised that his convictions were... Drug Crimes Marc Neff 2008-10-07T08:43:40-05:00 http://www.philadelphiacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2008/09/new_jersey_supreme_court_to_de.html New Jersey’s standard for conducting a police search following a traffic stop has long been stricter than the Federal standard. In New Jersey, state law not only requires police to show probable cause to conduct a search, but also that... Misdemeanor / Felony Crimes Marc Neff 2008-09-29T11:14:19-05:00 http://www.philadelphiacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2008/09/pennsylvania_superior_court_ho.html The Pennsylvania Superior Court recently upheld a conviction for a second Driving under the Influence offense, appealed by a minor who argued that his acceptance into an Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) program did not constitute a prior conviction. William Joseph... Misdemeanor / Felony Crimes Marc Neff 2008-09-26T06:00:00-05:00 http://www.philadelphiacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2008/09/pennsylvania_mayors_pledge_to.html Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter enacted controversial gun laws in the city, earlier this year, three of which were upheld as constitutional by Common Pleas Court Judge Jane Cutler-Greenspan. The laws, which are stricter than Pennsylvania State gun laws, require gun... Misdemeanor / Felony Crimes Marc Neff 2008-09-25T06:00:00-05:00 http://www.philadelphiacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2008/09/us_court_of_appeals_takes_broa.html Louis J. Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa are former New York City Police Detectives who in 2006, were both convicted on Federal Racketeering charges. The former detectives were convicted of working closely with some of New York’s organized crime families, partaking... Money Laundering and Racketeering (RICO) Marc Neff 2008-09-23T09:52:07-05:00