header image
Home arrow Recent Successes arrow Successes - 2006
Successes - 2006
Filter     Order     Display # 
Item Title
Perry County theft - most charges dismissed
Felony theft of auto thrown out at preliminary hearing
Time-served sentence in felony drug case
Felony drug case moved to Mental Health Court
Theft of leased property thrown out
Burglary dismissed
Assault case with AK-47
Shooting case dismissed
 
<< Start < Previous 1 Next > End >>
Results 1 - 8 of 8
  • Successes - 2008  ( 3 items )
    The items in this section mention a result in a particular case obtained during 2008 by York, PA DUI Lawyer Joseph N. Gothie, Esq. , or an attorney at Gothie Van Allen LLC in a criminal defense capacity. Each case is different, and there is no guarantee that even a similar case would, in the future, result in a similar outcome. Each case is different, and this website does not replace the need for an attorney's advice. This website does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please call us at (717) 848-8455 to set up a free, no-risk consultation to discuss your particular case.
  • Successes - 2007  ( 9 items )
    The items in this section mention a result in a particular case obtained during 2007 by Joseph N. Gothie, Esq., or an attorney at Gothie Van Allen LLC in a criminal defense capacity. Each case is different, and there is no guarantee that even a similar case would, in the future, result in a similar outcome. Each case is different, and this website does not replace the need for an attorney's advice. This website does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please call us at (717) 848-8455 to set up a free, no-risk consultation to discuss your particular case.
  • Successes - 2005  ( 4 items )
    The items in this section mention a result in a particular case obtained during 2005 by Joseph N. Gothie, Esq., or an attorney at Gothie Van Allen LLC in a criminal defense capacity. Each case is different, and there is no guarantee that even a similar case would, in the future, result in a similar outcome. Each case is different, and this website does not replace the need for an attorney's advice. This website does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please call us at (717) 848-8455 to set up a free, no-risk consultation to discuss your particular case.
Back
Newsflash
In a decision issued on April 25, 2008, a panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that an investigatory stop of a car with a loud muffler was permitted where the investigating officer did not have any of the required, specialized training necessary to issue a noise citation for faulty exhaust. During the stop, the driver was arrested for DUI. No muffler violation was ever filed. This decision essentially validates a form of pretext stops in Pennsylvania. The full text of the case can be found here. The dissent raises serious and legitimate concerns about the potential for abuse that this decision permits.