Blog Posts in June, 2014

• Posted By Frank Walker Law 30-Jun-2014

  Comm. v. V.S. - Not Guilty on Pittsburgh Underage Drinking Charges

  Defendant was charged with underage drinking after being present at a high school house party. The cops were alerted to the house after a noise complaint. Upon arrival, the cops questioned all the participants in the house including the Defendant and ...

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• Posted By Frank Walker Law 27-Jun-2014

  Comm. v. B.T. - Not Guilty of First Degree Murder, Third Degree Murder, Voluntary Manslaughter

  An army veteran was facing charges of First Degree Murder, Second Degree Murder, Third Degree Murder, Voluntary Homicide, Involuntary Homicide and possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The Defendant was a decorated Army Veteran, Husband and Father of ...

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• Posted By Frank Walker Law 24-Jun-2014

  Pittsburgh Retail Theft Charge - Case Dismissed

  A client contacted our office from Atlanta, Georgia. The client had moved to Atlanta Georgia in early 2013 from her hometown in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. In late 2012, the client was stopped while leaving a store in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania and ...

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• Posted By Frank Walker Law 23-Jun-2014

  How to go to jail for a Non-Traffic Offense

  Yes, you read the title correctly: How to go to jail for a Non-Traffic Offense. Seems odd that a Criminal Defense Attorney will tell you how to go to jail, right? Let me explain. In Pennsylvania, there are three levels of criminal offenses: Felony ...

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• Posted By Frank Walker Law 22-Jun-2014

  More Arrests follow the Luke Bryan Concert in #Pittsburgh

  In 2013, Pittsburgh Police arrested 73 people following the Kenney Chesney Concert at Heinz Field. The arrests in 2013 ranged from underage drinking, public intoxication, DUI, Disorderly Conduct, Public Urination, simple assault and many more ...

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• Posted By Frank Walker Law 19-Jun-2014

  Miranda Warnings - How Do they Really Work?

  We have all seen the shows, right? We all know the Miranda Rights as first recognized in the United States Supreme Court case of Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966)? No? Ok, here are the warnings, word for word: You have the right to remain ...

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• Posted By Frank Walker Law 19-Jun-2014

  Underage Drinking Citation

  In a college city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, many students attempt to consume alcohol while under the legal age to do so. Let's face it : Many of these college kids are away from home at college and on their own for the first time in their ...

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• Posted By Frank Walker Law 18-Jun-2014

  Ard Right for Me?

  Is the ARD Program right for you? If you have recently been arrested for your first DUI charge while in Pittsburgh or any other Pennsylvania County, you may be eligible for a diversionary program called Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition or ARD ...

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• Posted By Frank Walker Law 17-Jun-2014

  Preventing a DUI Charge

  Often I have clients enter my office after they have been charged with a DUI and they are often confused as to why they even got behind the wheel of a car after drinking alcohol. Most excuses sound logical, " I wasn't that drunk ", ...

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