Steven F. Fairlie
Criminal Defense Blog

New Court Ruling Invalidates Breathalyzer Device in Pennsylvania

In a landmark decision Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas Judge Lawrence Clark ruled that blood alcohol concentration readings from the widely-used Intoxilyzer 5000EN breathalyzer machine are not accurate above a BAC of .15% or below a BAC of ....
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New Precedent in Pennsylvania Forfeiture Law

Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court recently reversed a lower-court ruling in a case from Centre County dealing with the state’s civil asset forfeiture law. Under Pennsylvania’s forfeiture law (42 Pa. C.S. §6801), the state...
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Driver In Fatal Car Accident Charged With Third Degree Murder

A car crash that occurred on Route 611 in Doylestown the night before Thanksgiving should serve as a warning for others. Drew Bodden, 37, was driving his Ford Mustang Cobra at least 142 miles per hour that night when he allegedly slammed into a...
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Philadelphia Adopts Grand Jury System For Some Felony Cases

In the city of Philadelphia, one prevailing problem for the prosecution in felony cases is that of witness intimidation, or fear thereof. Many witnesses are terrified to take the witness stand in a public preliminary hearing, where they could e...
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