Showing posts with label Good Criminal Defense. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Good Criminal Defense. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Commonwealth v. V.L. (Summary Trial)


6/19/12

Commonwealth v. V.L. (Summary Trial)

Charge/Violation:
                        75 §1543 §§B1 – Driving License Suspended/Revoked (DUI related)  - Summary

Disposition:
Following Defendant's Summary Trial, Defendant plead Guilty to a lesser charge - of violating §1543 §§A - Driving While Operating Privileges are Suspended/Revoked, which unlike the original violation charged, carried no jail time.        

Friday, May 18, 2012

Commonwealth v. D.G. (Burglary-Felony3)


3/29/12

Commonwealth v. D.G. (Preliminary Hearing)

Charge/Violation:      18 § 3502 §§ C1 - BURGLARY - Felony 3

                                    18 § 3304 §§ A1 - CRIMINAL MISCHIEF - Misdemeanor 3

                                   
Disposition:  

            At the conclusion of the Preliminary Hearing, the Prosecution was Withdrawn.  All charges against Defendant were Withdrawn/Dismissed.

Commonwealth v. W.E. DUI/DWI/DAI


3/16/12
DUI/DWI/DAI
Commonwealth v. W.E. (Preliminary Hearing)

Charge/Violation:

75 §3731 §§A1 - DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL - Misdemeanor 2
75 §3731 §§A4I - ADULT DR W/BL ALCH. LEVEL .10%+ 1st Offense -                                                                                                                                        Misdemeanor
75 §1786 §§F -   OPER VEH W/O REQ'D FINANC. RESPONS. - Summary
75 §1501 §§A -  DRIVING W/O A LICENSE - Summary
75 §3308 §§B - DRIVE WRONG WAY - Summary



Case Summary:       

A Criminal Complaint was filed against Defendant in 2000.  On the day of the initial Preliminary Hearing, Defendant was told by the court that the Preliminary Hearing would be rescheduled and that they would send out a Notice of new Preliminary Hearing date.

Charges were filed against Defendant on an unrelated matter in 2012.  At the Arraignment of the 2012 charges, (approximately twelve years after the Criminal Complaint was filed in 2000) Defendant was notified that a Bench Warrant existed for failing to appear on an active/pending 2000 case.  Defendant presented himself in front of the issuing authority for the 2000 charges and a Preliminary Hearing date was scheduled.  . 



Disposition:              

                        ALL CHARGES AGAINST DEFENDANT WERE DISMISSED

Friday, March 2, 2012

Preliminary Hearing - Criminal Mischief

Commonwealth v. J.L. (Preliminary Hearing)


Charge/Violation:      18 § 3304 §§ A1 - CRIMINAL MISCHIEF - Misdemeanor 2

                                    18 § 3304 §§ A1 - CRIMINAL MISCHIEF - Summary

                                    18 § 3304 §§ A1 - CRIMINAL MISCHIEF - Summary



Disposition:  A Plea bargain was made at the Preliminary Hearing.  Defendant plead Guilty to 2 Criminal Mischief - Summary Offenses, and agreed to pay Restitution & costs.  In exchange for this Guilty Plea, the Criminal Mischief - Misdemeanor 2 was withdrawn.

Preliminary Hearing - Terroristic Threats, Impersonating Public Servant, etc.

Commonwealth v. J.L. (Preliminary Hearing)

Charge/Violation:      18 § 2706 §§ A3 - TERRORISTIC THREATS - Felony 3

                                    18 § 4912 - IMPERSONATING A PUBLIC SERVANT - Misdemeanor 2

                                    18 § 5503 §§ A4 - DISORDERLY CONDUCT - Summary

Disposition:  A Plea bargain was made at the Preliminary Hearing.  Defendant plead Guilty to a Summary- Disorderly Conduct, and agreed to pay the minimum fine.  In exchange for the Guilty Plea, all other charges, including the Felony 3 and Misdemeanor 2 were withdrawn.