Pennsylvania
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Prosecutors Complain: Too Much “Capital” in Capital Punishment
Feb 27, 2017(Comments: 0)February 28, 2017 (Fault Lines)– Jeffrey S. Knoble, Jr. was recently spared the death penalty after he was convicted of first-degree murder in Easton, Pennsylvania. While Knoble apparently committed a horrific murder, the District Attorney agreed to... -
Rappers May Want to Avoid Pennsylvania
Feb 7, 2017(Comments: 0)Fault Lines, (February 7, 2017) — So what is it exactly that makes Pennsylvania prosecutors hate rap so much? Rashee Beasley and his friend Jamal Knox were arrested in April 2012 in Pittsburgh in joint possession... -
In Case You Missed Them, Pennsylvania’s Mandatory Minimums Will Be Back Soon
Oct 19, 2016(Comments: 0)October 20, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Pennsylvania sentencing law has been on the wrong side of history for a long time. Pennsylvania’s system was indirectly responsible for the long trip to Apprendi-land that marked the past... -
Masturbating Cops, Because Even Heroes Get Sleepy
Oct 12, 2016(Comments: 2)October 12, 2016 (Fault Lines) — There are plenty of police officers who do heroic things. They pull people from overturned cars, rush onto busy freeways to save terrified dogs, disarm knife-wielding assailants and even save... -
Kelly Callihan: U Can’t Police This
Oct 11, 2016(Comments: 6)Oct. 11, 2016 (Fault Lines) – Kelly Callihan, the district attorney of Cambria County, PA, has a massive headache. A police-officer-sized headache. The kind that doesn’t go away until you figure out why one of the... -
Is It Still An Anonymous Tip If It’s Me?
Sep 26, 2016(Comments: 6)September 26, 2016 (Fault Lines) — In Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, two police officers found a way to get around one of those annoying loopholes that prevent them from locking up people who are guilty, guilty, GUILTY!!!... -
The Pennsylvania Senate Does Something Right
Jul 7, 2016(Comments: 0)July 7, 2016 (Fault Lines) — In the wake of the sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, the Pennsylvania Senate made a series of amendments to the laws governing child sex abuse. One... -
Philly Officer Christopher Hulmes Receives His Perjury Pass
Jun 9, 2016(Comments: 2)June 9, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Philadelphia officer Christopher Hulmes found himself on the receiving end of yet another pass. Hulmes, a veteran narcotics officer, will receive a sweet deal of a pretrial diversion program in... -
Thomas Vitanovitz’s Lucky Intervention…To A Point
Jun 8, 2016(Comments: 0)June 8, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Although most cops who get caught doing something illegal immediately make the best of a bad situation and keep their mouths shut, one dirty Philadelphia cop has decided to publicly... -
Frank Fina Got Sanctioned: Who Cares?
May 26, 2016(Comments: 2)May 26, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Earlier this week, a Philadelphia judge sanctioned the District Attorney’s Office for failing to abide by his order to surrender cellphones in a civil suit. Though Judge Bernstein has yet...