Monthly Archives: July 2021
Five Alleged Co-Conspirators Charged With Trafficking A Kilogram Of Fentanyl To Butler County
The United States is one of only a few countries where we do not measure by grams in kilograms in our everyday lives; for example, you probably know your approximate body weight in pounds, but not in kilograms. For reference, a kilogram equals 2.2 pounds, so one kilogram of ground beef is enough for… Read More »
York Mother Faces Attempted Homicide Charges For Allegedly Stabbing 5-Year-Old Daughter
For the 13th consecutive month, parents across the country are at their breaking point. The emotional and financial stress of the pandemic never seems to end, on top of the emotional and financial stress that the parents of young children were already dealing with before the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in Pennsylvania. … Read More »
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Overturns Bill Cosby’s Conviction Because Prosecution Violated His Right To Due Process
Years ago, when the accusations against Bill Cosby first began to surface, people who had grown up seeing him on television in family-friendly shows were shocked. Cosby’s public persona made him the last person that people would suspect of committing sexual assault; in all his public roles, he seemed like a moral and altruistic… Read More »
Police Seize Suitcase Full of Drugs After Transaction in Front of New Stanton Motel
A criminal charge for drug possession, also known as “simple possession,” usually means that the amount of controlled substance seized was only enough for a few doses; therefore, the prosecution assumes that the defendant intended to consume the drugs himself or herself. When the amount is more than enough for one person to consume… Read More »
New Episode of True Crime Series Features 2012 Pennsylvania Murder Case
Despite making up slightly more than half of the population, women represent only about 20 percent of defendants in criminal cases. When a woman gets accused of a crime for which a conviction carries a long prison sentence, such as drug trafficking or obtaining hundreds of thousands of dollars through fraud, a media circus… Read More »