Blog Posts in March, 2016

• Posted By Frank Walker Law 31-Mar-2016

  Beyond 18: The effects of Juvenile Adjudications into Adulthood

  Juveniles who commit offenses that would be against the criminal code go through an adjudication process where they may be adjudicated delinquent. Many criminal defendants make the mistake of believing that anything they were adjudicated delinquent ...

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• Posted By Frank Walker Law 24-Mar-2016

  Loaded Sentences: Enhanced Penalties for Cases Involving Firearms

  Firearms are such an important part of American culture and life that the right to keep and bear arms was enshrined in our Constitution immediately after freedom of speech. However, firearms also have a high potential to cause harm to other people ...

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• Posted By Frank Walker Law 17-Mar-2016

  Don't Press Your Luck! Casino Crimes in Pennsylvania

  Pittsburgh is a prime destination for gamblers since we boast one of the best casino destinations in Pennsylvania at Rivers Casino. The casino environment is designed to seem like another world altogether. Bright lights, sounds and noise, people ...

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• Posted By Frank Walker Law 10-Mar-2016

  So What am I Gonna Get? The Basics of Standard Range Sentencing

  The average person is often perplexed by the disparity in sentences received by different individuals at the end of a criminal proceeding. One of the worst parts of a criminal proceeding is the uncertainty in the pro se defendant’s mind about ...

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• Posted By Frank Walker Law 3-Mar-2016

  Getting to Know You: Effective Preparation for the Presentence Investigation Interview

  If you are about to be sentenced on a criminal offense, and already know about standard range sentencing, you may be wondering how does the sentencing judge arrive at the sentence he did? What does he know about my case and my life to justify issuing ...

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