Recent Posts in Narcotics

• Posted By Frank Walker Law 26-Nov-2014

  Happy Thanksgiving from Frank Walker Law

  This Thanksgiving Holiday, we at Frank Walker Law are thankful for our family and friends both here and abroad. We hope that you spend this holiday weekend with loved ones and reconnect with old friends and acquaintances. While traveling with family ...

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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 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 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-Mar-2014

  West Virginia Man Gets 12 Years for Pittsburgh Overdose Death

  A West Virginia man is facing more than a decade in prison for his role in the overdose death of a man to whom he sold the drug heroin. The case, which may be impacted by a recent Supreme Court decision, will see the man serve 12 years as part of a ...

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• Posted By Frank Walker Law 28-Feb-2014

  Drug Charge nets Teacher Suspension with Pay

  A teacher for the West Jefferson Hills School District has been suspended with pay after police charged him in relation to a 2013 drug bust. South Park police charged the 41 year old teacher with several counts, including felony drug manufacturing, ...

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• Posted By Frank Walker Law 20-Feb-2014

  Three Pittsburgh Men Charged in Illegal Prescription Scheme

  Three former employees of medical services provider Pittsburgh Healthworx have been charged operating a wide-ranging medical fraud scheme. According to an announcement by the Pennsylvania attorney general's office, on Friday a state grand jury ...

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• Posted By Frank Walker Law 11-Feb-2014

  12 Men Indicted in Drug Distribution Charges in Pittsburgh

  As a result of an interagency investigation, involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office, 12 men were recently indicted on charges of narcotics trafficking and violation of federal firearms laws. ...

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• Posted By Frank Walker Law 21-Jan-2014

  University of Pittsburgh Professor Charged with Buying Drugs with University Money

  A professor with the University of Pittsburgh, who is charged of using grant money to purchase drugs, waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Wednesday. The 52 year-old accused is a professor in the pharmacy school at the University of ...

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• Posted By Frank Walker Law 17-Jan-2014

  Man who was Wrongfully Sent to Jail for Rape Goes Back for Gun Charge

  A man was released from prison in 2005, after spending 19 years of wrongful imprisonment for a sex offense conviction. The man was exonerated by DNA evidence after having lost nearly 20 years of his life. Now, the man has been sent to prison again ...

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