Each year at the end of June, scores of students just a few weeks removed from high school graduation arrive at Penn State for "Freshman Summer." A high percentage of those enrolled in the second summer session at Penn State are freshman, because some students are...
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Month: June 2013
Drunken Assaults Abound at Heinz Field Kenny Chesney Show
Apparently, Penn State fans and students are not the only people in Pennsylvania who get drunk and rowdy in large crowds. At last Saturday's Kenny Chesney concert at Heinz Field, police arrested or cited 73 people in and around Heinz Field, while an additional 43...
Pennsylvania Woman Charged with Third DUI Had Child in Car During Last Two Arrests
People charged with a third DUI are a dime a dozen; they tend to simply be alcoholics who are extremely careless and who do not live within walking distance of where they drink. What is noteworthy, however, is a Pennsylvania woman who not only is on her third DUI, but...
Bringing Marijuana onto State Prison Grounds leads to Charges
A Pittsburgh woman recently found out the hard way what the consequences are for bringing a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia onto state prison grounds. The 20 year old college student was apparently attempting to visit someone at the new SCI Benner...
Drugs: Bath Salts Remain a Problem in Pennsylvania Despite Ban
Bath salts have been an illegal drug in Pennsylvania since August, 2011. Possession of bath salts is an ungraded misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in prison and a $5,000 fine, while the sale or possession with intent to deliver bath salts is an ungraded felony...
What is ROR Bail?
Some form of bail must be set in all misdemeanor, felony or homicide cases in Pennsylvania. By far the most common form of bail is ROR, especially here in Centre County, where we have a lot of non-violent offenses like DUI, small amount of marijuana and drug...
Heroin Addict Posing as Cancer Patient Scams People for Drug Money
"Never trust a junky" is a famous line voiced by Chloe Webb in her portrayal of Nancy Spungen in the 1986 cult film "Sid and Nancy." And for good reason. Heroin addicts are infamous for conning and scamming people. Heroin creates such a powerful physical and...
Evidence: What is Hearsay?
The rules concerning the admissibility or inadmissibility of hearsay are among the most important among the various rules of evidence, and they are also among the most misunderstood. Hearsay is defined under the Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence as "a statement, other...
Marijuana Cultivation Charges Lodged Against Real Life Nancy Botwin
A suburban mom from Scarsdale, NY, one of America's wealthiest communities, faces federal charges for running a multi-million dollar marijuana grow operation out of a warehouse in Queens. The fact that Andrea Sanderlin lived a double-life as a marijuana "queenpin" and...
Colorado’s New Marijuana Regulations are Overly Burdensome
When Colorado voters approved a state constitutional amendment repealing Marijuana Prohibition last November, the next step was to draft laws regulating cannabis in a manner similar to alcohol. For practical reasons, Governor John Hickenlooper signed the new marijuana...
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