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Every year, the United States Courts release various reports that detail the volume of cases that they handle. The reports include case data from every district court across the country, both civil and criminal, as well as bankruptcy cases. Reviewing… Read More

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw announced new policies for arrests as Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s Stay-at-Home order continues to remain in effect and the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Trial Division remains clo… Read More

The Administrative Governing Board of the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania issued a new order continuing the closure of the Philadelphia courts through the month of May. This means that all preliminary hearings, waiver and jury trials, sentenc… Read More

Never before have our federal, state, and local governments faced challenges on the scale that has been brought on by the Coronavirus pandemic. The rapid infection rate of COVID-19 has led state and federal courts to take unprecedented measures in or… Read More

Criminal charges for fentanyl possession or distribution mean jail time. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Pennsylvania saw a substantial increase in fentanyl overdose deaths between 2016 and 2017, with a rise of 16.9 percent. Since… Read More

Most people consider vandalism to be a petty crime that carries light consequences. Unfortunately, Pennsylvania aggressively prosecutes crimes against property. As a result, you could wind up facing felony vandalism charges that carry heavy prison se… Read More

Many people facing drug charges are surprised to find themselves charged with conspiracy to distribute. They had no intent to manufacture or sell drugs, and now they find themselves facing much harsher consequences than a simple possession charge. Co… Read More

The Pretrial Intervention Program, commonly referred to by the courts as PTI, is a program that is voluntarily entered into by a defendant after he or she completes an application and in-person interview. Whether a defendant is eligible for the pretr… Read More