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answered on Dec 27, 2023
If you are facing a summary charge for stealing in Pennsylvania and want to explore the option of pleading not guilty to have the case bound over and potentially qualify for ARD (Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition), it's essential to understand the legal process. Pleading not guilty can... View More 
Can a Dependency Court in Allegheny County, PA, still enforce a protection order and issue a Rule to Show Cause against a parent after the involuntary termination of parental rights, especially if the parent has filed an appeal?
If a parent's rights were involuntarily terminated and... View More
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answered on Sep 7, 2024
In Allegheny County, PA, after an involuntary termination of parental rights (TPR), a parent is generally no longer considered a "party" to the dependency case. The court's order stating that the parent is not to be notified of future proceedings indicates that their legal standing... View More
They found us "temporary" apartments, twice, and they swore that this money they took from us was going into a down payment for the house we purchase. I have ALL the emails and texts messages with the bull they put us through and all the lies they told. I don't have any of the phone... View More
answered on Sep 28, 2021
Contact the Attorney General's Office of Consumer Affairs. You would also have an action in fraud against the company.
answered on Aug 16, 2021
If you have been indicted by the federal government, you would have received some sort of notification from the federal agency involved. If you are concerned that you might have been indicted or that you might be under investigation, you should definitely contact a federal criminal defense attorney... View More
Accidental credit card fraud. I used someone else's credit card to make a purchase. I then tried to make another purchase with card and it didn't work. I tried to use the card again. The screen then said something about card being offline. I used a different card the for the purchase and... View More
answered on Nov 24, 2020
Do NOT speak to the police without a warrant. More information is needed to give you advice. Did you know the person whose credit card it was? If not, you could be charged with felonies, including access device fraud, theft, identity theft. If you knew the person, if they say you did not nave... View More
If a signature on a document is forged where there will be no financial gain, is that less serious than forging, say, a check? If a signature is forged on a birthday card, for example, without the person’s knowledge or permission, would this be punishable in court? It is, I would say, a little... View More
answered on May 11, 2020
The short answer is "Yes," it is a crime. The key to Pennsylvania's forgery statute is that there must be an "intent to defraud or injure." Whether a crime is committed is not determined by the outcome, i.e. a financial gain by the actor, but by whether the actor's... View More
Is recording one's Confession allowed in PA without the Priests consent even with the following considered?
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Pennsylvania is one of twelve states that upholds two-party consent for communications recording. To secretly record a conversation with consent from only one party... View More
I have been expecting corruption involving Law
Enforcement and Catholic leadership since
April 2nd, 2012 and am experiencing obstruction of Justice on many levels.
A team of us are addressing this, while operating under the Authority of Catholic Bishop Joe Coffey in the... View More
answered on Jul 17, 2019
Pennsylvania is one of twelve states that upholds two-party consent for communications recording. To secretly record a conversation with consent from only one party in Pennsylvania is therefore illegal.
Sorry.
I was approached by Security after I came back from my break and was ordered to take my shoes and socks off in front of customers. No one else working along side me was searched or questioned. CCTV was rolled back and did not show me taking the property that was not mine.
I had never been in trouble, I was given an f2 unauthorized act in writing. Only thing I did was sign the reciept. From what I have researched I should of gotten a misdemeanor not a F2 and m2 for theft by unlawful taking
answered on Jun 3, 2018
Here's the forgery statute in full:
"§ 4101 Forgery
(a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of forgery if, with intent to defraud or injure anyone, or with knowledge that he is facilitating a fraud or injury to be perpetrated by anyone, the actor:
(1) alters... View More
If the police issued a warrant for my cell and their probable cause for the search IS A LIE, can the whole thing (case) be thrown out? Do I have a right to know my phone records are being searched? Do I have a right to know WHAT was found during the search?
answered on May 22, 2018
If you are charged with a crime and there is a search warrant involved, you will get a copy of it -- as well as the inventory list of items seized -- from the District Attorney's Office when they forward their "discovery" to you. That happens at the Court of Common Pleas level, and... View More
I bought security locks for my home from a company named BiLock. In order to get a duplicate key you must send a written authorization. I was at my parents home recuperating from surgeries on my leg. Oddly my driver license went missing for a short while and the card with the key code was missing... View More
answered on Apr 26, 2018
I suggest you contact your local police department. Let them handle it, and they'll also make a report of your concerns. While you're doing that, change your locks again for your own peace of mind.
Best of luck!
I'm also on home confinement as well but not allowed to see the discovery on the matter at hand,what can I do to get it?
answered on Feb 25, 2018
There may be a protective order in your case, which could explain why you cannot have and/or see your discovery. However, you will need to know what the evidence is against you in order to make proper decisions in your case, so you can certainly ask your lawyer when she/he will be able to discuss... View More
My niece is 32 yrs old facing serious charges that consist felony 3's. She has a college degree a full time job & has never been in trouble prior to this. She had an addiction that took over her life & is working desperately to change her life. Her attorney has not done much to defend... View More
answered on Apr 27, 2017
Its hardbto second guess another attorney, and here is why, they have discovery and we dont. They know more about the judge and officer than we do. And finally, they know more about your neice. This is why it twetwrs on the brink of an ethical breach to second guess an attorney.
What I... View More
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