Tag: DUI
Get Ready for Interlock Devices for First Time DUI Offenders in PA
Last week, the Pennsylvania Senate passed a bill that would require an interlock device to be installed in the vehicles of first time offenders whose blood alcohol level tests above .10. This is level is not too far above the threshold definition for criminal DUI which generally begins at .08 in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. […]
Learn MoreCan the Police Arrest me for a DUI while on a bicycle?
Unfortunately, the answer is YES. According to the PA Vehicle Code, Section 102, we find the following: “Vehicle.” Every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except devices used exclusively upon rails or tracks. The term does not include a self-propelled wheel chair or […]
Learn MoreNEW CRIMINAL PROCEDURE RULE WILL EFFECT PERSON’S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.
The United States and Pennsylvania’s 6th Amendment provides that “in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right…to be confronted with the witnesses against him.” Generally, the right is to have a face-to-face confrontation with witnesses who are offering testimonial evidence against the accused in the form of cross-examination during a trial. However, effective April 1, […]
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