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by Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Oct 13, 2017 | Violent Crimes
The media is quick to cover violent crimes because people are so infatuated with these type of acts. This fact is one that might have a big effect on a violent crimes criminal justice case. There is a chance that the infatuation with violence and the media coverage...
by Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Oct 12, 2017 | Treatment Court
Treatment Courts are legal courts that focus primarily on treating the defendant for his or her addictions to alcohol or drugs. Treatment Courts such as Drug Court have been becoming more and more prevalent throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Treatment Courts...
by Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Oct 8, 2017 | Violent Crimes
One of the more serious types of violent crimes that a criminal defendant can be charged with in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is the crime of possession of a firearm with altered manufacturer's number. This Gun Crime and charge can be found in title 18 section...
by Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Oct 5, 2017 | Sex Crimes
One of the biggest issues associated with a conviction of sex crimes and and the associated SORNA requirements, is that a defendant can be found to be a sexual violent predator SVP. Child Endangerment Specifically, once a criminal defendant is convicted...
by Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Oct 4, 2017 | Violent Crimes
The annual report about crimes has recently come out. The news that this report contains for the southwestern Pennsylvania is hard to digest because it shows that violent crime in this area has increased. The number of rapes, aggravated assaults, robberies and murders...
On Behalf of Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Oct 3, 2017 | Sex Crimes
Sex Crimes are extremely serious crimes to be charged with. Not only are the majority of sex crimes in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania felonies with maximum penalties of up to 20 years in state prison, but Sex Crime convictions also call for the implementation of...
On Behalf of Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Sep 25, 2017 | DUI
The general rule in DUI cases, is that the level of alcohol or other substances in an individual accused of DUI's blood is inadmissible in court if it is not drawn within 2 hours of the Defendant's driving his motor vehicle. Specifically under Title 75 Pa.C.S. §...
by Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Sep 18, 2017 | DUI
Pennsylvania DUI law applies "upon highways and traffic ways throughout this Commonwealth." Accordingly, a criminal defendant may only be convicted of a DUI if he is driving on a roadway or traffic way in Pennsylvania. A highway is defined as "the entire width between...
On Behalf of Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Sep 11, 2017 | Criminal Defense
The Castle Doctrine is a phrase which stands for the legal proposition that a person's home is his castle and he may use force in order to defend it. In terms of Criminal Defense, criminal defendant's may use the Castle Doctrine as a defense if certain factors are...
by Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Aug 16, 2017 | Drunk Driving
There are many things that you need to think about when you are heading out for the evening. Where you will go, who you are going to meet up with and what you are going to do are often the primary concerns. You need to add one more to that -- how you will get home. If...
