If you find yourself facing the prospect of criminal charges for drug possession, you might not know what to expect. While there is no way to predict exactly how your trial might go, you can get an idea of the types of penalties that the prosecution might seek...
Problems in forensic science
On Behalf of Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Aug 18, 2021 | Criminal Defense
Anyone who's been charged with a crime in Pennsylvania should know that there are increasing questions about the evidence prosecutors use to convict people. Forensic science as a discipline has come under question, and there are many reasons for this. The biggest is...
What is entrapment?
| Apr 25, 2021 | Criminal Defense
People often get a bit confused about entrapment. They may interpret it to mean that the police officers cannot lie to you. Some have made the erroneous claim that an undercover officer has to tell you that he or she is an officer or otherwise an arrest counts as...
What not to say to the police at a traffic stop
On Behalf of Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Mar 11, 2021 | Criminal Defense
When the police pull you over, it may seem like nothing you can do to keep yourself from getting a ticket. The cost of a traffic violation can be several hundred dollars, but your actions during the stop may improve your situation. When words can carry a lot of...
Pennsylvania court excludes BAC evidence in fatal DUI case
On Behalf of Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Feb 12, 2021 | Criminal Defense, DUI
A Pennsylvania appeals court has ruled that prosecutors cannot introduce the results of a breath test in the case against a 49-year-old truck driver accused of striking and killing a firefighter while under the influence of alcohol. The appeals judges upheld a county...
Limitations to Drug Overdose Response Immunity
On Behalf of Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Aug 31, 2020 | Criminal Defense
In 2014, the Pennsylvania state legislature passed a law stating that an individual who is experiencing a drug overdose cannot be charged criminally for any drugs that are found in his possession. Now there are some limitations to this law which is titled Drug...
Pennsylvania woman convicted of DUI likely to be acquitted
On Behalf of Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | May 27, 2020 | Criminal Defense
A 25-year-old Pennsylvania woman who was taken into custody on drunk driving charges in November 2018 and subsequently convicted and sentenced to prison is expected to be acquitted after a recent court ruling. A panel of Superior Court of Pennsylvania judges...
Chester County Prison
On Behalf of Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Feb 11, 2020 | Criminal Defense
County prisons are mostly known as “jails” that are under the jurisdiction of local government, while prisons are those places of confinement under the control of the State or Federal government. These county jails are prisons that hold inmates that are waiting for...
Trespass
On Behalf of Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Jan 21, 2020 | Criminal Defense
There are a number of different property crimes outlined in the Pennsylvania criminal code. Trespassing can be one of the more serious of these offenses. This statue is defined under 3503 of the Pa criminal code and it outlines a number of different actions that can...
Criminal attempt charge should not ruin your life
On Behalf of Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Dec 31, 2019 | Criminal Defense
One of inchoate's serious charges may be the criminal attempt charge. If an individual takes a substantial step towards committing a crime, they may be guilty of criminal attempt. has helped many clients mitigate criminal attempt charges...
Are my Miranda rights really that important?
On Behalf of Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Dec 2, 2019 | Criminal Defense
You undoubtedly have heard at least the beginning of the Miranda warning hundreds of times as you watch TV or go to movies in Pennsylvania. But you likely have not paid a great deal of attention to it because you figure it applies only to criminals and you do not plan...
Criminal defense Inchoate crimes
On Behalf of Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Aug 14, 2019 | Criminal Defense
Inchoate crimes, or incomplete crimes in the realm of criminal defense, are a broad category of various actions that lead to the commission of a crime or amount to an indirect participation in the crime. CYS investigations Pennsylvania law establishes that there are a...
Criminal Defense attempt
by Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Aug 2, 2019 | Criminal Defense
One of the more serious of criminal charges in criminal defense cases under the inchoate umbrella is the charge of criminal attempt. Criminal attempt is defined under section 901 of the Pa criminal code. child endangerment It states that an individual is guilty of an...
Criminal Defense Conspiracy
by Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Jul 28, 2019 | Criminal Defense
Another serious crime under the category of inchoate crimes and criminal defense is criminal conspiracy. Criminal conspiracy is defined under section 903 of the Pa criminal code. child porn cases Essentially a person is guilty of criminal conspiracy if they agree with...
Criminal defense solicitation
by Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Jul 21, 2019 | Criminal Defense
Another crime in the realm of criminal defense under the inchoate umbrella of crimes is criminal solicitation. Criminal solicitation is defined under section 902 of the Pa criminal code. rape The statute essentially defines criminal solicitation as one individual...