Domestic abuse is a serious charge that can affect your relationship with your children and your standing in the community. Unfortunately, false allegations of domestic abuse can and do happen. It may occur because a partner wants sole custody of the children or wants to prevent you from seeing them on a regular basis. Such an allegation can turn your… READ MORE
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What is petty theft? A common question is, what is petty theft? Well, in Pennsylvania we think of petty theft as retail theft or shoplifting. Under Pennsylvania, the laws are written by the legislature, and they’re defined as retail theft, or shoplifting, and that’s almost what you’d expect. Whether it is something small like makeup or something bigger like an… READ MORE
What is the difference between battery and assault? A common question is, what is the difference between battery and assault? The simple answer in Pennsylvania is, there isn’t a difference. Generally speaking, in criminal law in the United States, a battery involves a touching. However, in Pennsylvania, with a simple assault or aggravated assault, the term battery is part of… READ MORE
What is the difference between burglary and robbery? So, what is the difference between burglary and robbery? A common question is, what’s burglary? What’s robbery? Are they connected? Well, they are both felony offenses, but they are different. For example, a burglary is when you break and enter into a property with the intent of causing a crime. In the… READ MORE
What is aggravated assault? What is aggravated assault? Aggravated assault is the intending to cause serious bodily injury to someone or recklessly causing serious bodily injury to another person. There are many different ways that an aggravated assault can occur. For example, people get into fights and one person gets seriously injured. In that situation, that would constitute an aggravated… READ MORE
Everyone who owns a credit card should worry about the risk of fraudulent use – even if they’ve taken steps to prevent it. The theft and use of someone else’s credit card falls into the category of “identity theft” and includes serious punishment for committing this crime. Understand what credit card fraud is, how it happens, and what penalties a… READ MORE
In the wake of the Equifax data breach, many people became acutely aware of the need to protect their identity from potential theft. Identify theft can ruin victims’ lives, destroying their credit score while costing them thousands of dollars and a lot of time to repair. However, you can take steps to prevent this from happening by following these steps.… READ MORE
Police officers cannot pull vehicles over on a whim. The officer must have “probable cause” in order to justify the stop – such as swerving, driving with headlights off, or driving too slow indicating that an intoxicated driver and might be behind the wheel – thus probably cause. Failing to have justifiable probable cause for a stop can lead to… READ MORE
What is simple assault? What is simple assault? This is a question we often get, so it’s important to start with the definition. Simple assault in Pennsylvania is when someone attempts to cause or causes bodily injury to another. Typically, we see something where an individual might be at a sporting event and things might get out of hand with… READ MORE
What is the mandatory minimum sentence for drug possession? What is the mandatory minimum sentence for drug possession? When in Pennsylvania there is no mandatory minimum sentence for a drug possession. Commonly a drug possession charge is actually a misdemeanor offense which can result in a probation sentence. In some ways, a DUI offense is much more serious than a… READ MORE