Author Archives: Gary Gerson
Unlawfully arrested in Pennsylvania?
If you believe you have been unlawfully arrested, you will need a strong advocate to represent you in a court of law. Sometimes, people simply find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. And sometimes officers make mistakes as to who did what. In turn, the accused can get angry and defensive. When… Read More »
Attorney Gerson has sentence reduced for child pornography offender
My client, a young professional from Cambria County, was engaged in internet peer-to-peer file-sharing on a social media network and was the subject of online monitoring by a task force comprised of local, state, and federal agents. Based on the task force investigation, a search warrant was applied for and executed at my client’s residence, resulting… Read More »
Attorney Gerson has judge strike evidence in unlawful search and seizure in drug case
Last week, a judge in the Allegheny County Courts of Common Pleas granted a Motion to Suppress Physical Evidence, finding my client was unlawfully detained, resulting in an illegal search of his backpack and seizure of approximately ten pounds of marijuana as he departed from a Megabus in downtown Pittsburgh. City of Pittsburgh Police claimed they… Read More »
Cal U player accused of assault previously pleaded guilty to hit-and-run
The California University of Pennsylvania football saga continues and it may be getting worse. A judge from Washington, D.C. has revoked the bond for a Cal U football player who is currently waiting to be sentenced for a 2014 New Year’s Day hit-and-run accident that left a pedestrian on a bicycle in a coma with several… Read More »
Cyril Wecht to testify in Ferrante murder trial today
Violent crimes, such as assault and murder, are serious wrongdoings that carry with them long prison terms, sometimes even a lifetime in jail. However, all circumstances are different. People who commit voluntary manslaughter, sometimes called third degree murder or “heat of passion” murder, are tried and convicted of first-degree murder because they aren’t properly… Read More »
Cal U resumes football season after players arrested for assault
The interim president of Pennsylvania’s California University decided to allow the football season to continue after six players were arrested for assault last week. However, she is currently reviewing the football program due to the outcry of people in the California community and others who are upset about what happened to the victim. That victim was… Read More »
Attorney Gerson successfully negotiates plea deal for man arrested on drug charges
My client was arrested in Pittsburgh on drug charges of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Deliver Controlled Substances. A drug charges task force in Allegheny County was notified that an individual from New York City had been detained as a result of drug interdiction activities at a bus station in Philadelphia, and arrested on… Read More »
Cal U football players arrested for assault
Criminal defense for assault is a fairly common thing in western PA and throughout the United States, but when five promising young athletes at a local college are arrested for assault, it’s a story to which everyone wants answers. California University of Pennsylvania has cancelled this week’s football game after five of its players—ages 19… Read More »
Hit-and-run driver turns herself in
A hit-and-run accident can land you in prison for a long time. In Pennsylvania, there is a three year jail sentence minimum for those arrested for hit-and-run. This comes after the recently enacted “Kevin’s Law,” that raised the mandatory minimum punishment of hit-and-run drivers from one year to three years in an effort to fix the… Read More »
Man waives preliminary hearing on child porn charges
On Tuesday, a man from Monroeville who was arrested on child pornography charges waived his right to a preliminary hearing. The 45-year-old man was arrested after police found a cache of child pornographic materials in the home he shares with his daughter and 41-year-old wife. After Allegheny County Police searched his home, he was arrested… Read More »
