In January 2012, T.G. was wrongfully accused and imprisoned for the crimes of Aggravated Assault on Police Officer with Deadly Weapon Enhancement (car), Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Receiving Stolen Property, Carrying a Firearm without a License, Possession with the Intent to Deliver, Escape, Drug Paraphernalia, and Criminal Mischief when a car that was stopped nearly dragged…
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Not everyone who is charged with a DUI is guilty. In fact, many of our clients have been acquitted or have had the charges against them dismissed, even in high BAC cases, even with blood tests.
Inspired by the work of The Innocence Project, we think of our work At The McShane Firm as the DUI Innocence Project.
If you are looking for aggressive DUI defense by an attorney who believes in your innocence, call 1-866-MCSHANE.
Innocence! Forensic Science, Chemistry and the Law features the Innocence Project and Wrongful Convictions
The American Chemical Society’s Chemistry and the Law Division and its Forensic Science Co-Chairmen, Justin McShane, Esq. of Harrisburg, PA and Josh D. Lee, Esq. of Vinita, OK, are proud to announce a full-day presentation on the work of the Innocence Project. Forensic Science often plays a tragic role in the conviction and wrongful imprisonment…
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Another DUI Breath Testing Scandal, This Time Vermont
As one of the leading DUI attorneys in Pennsylvania, I make it a point to vigorously challenge DUI breath testing evidence because of the number of false readings these machines produce. The technology is bad and the police rarely keep the machines in proper working order. Unsurprisingly, another breath testing scandal has called more DUI…
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DUI Myth Busters: The Police Have Thorough DUI Training
One of the common misconceptions among the general public, judges and the police themselves, is that police officers have ample DUI training. I can tell you from my experiences as a DUI attorney in Pennsylvania, that this is not the case. Whether it is Pennsylvania State Police or local police, the vast majority of officers…
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Bath Salts Blamed for Strange Attacks
Recently there has been a lot of new about bath salts and reports linking them to various horrific crimes.: Miami Zombie Attack Linked to Bath Salts N.Y. mom on possible bath-salt bender dies after Tasing Bath salts drug linked to another bizarre biting attack From a legal standpoint, there is a concern about how these…
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DUI Myth Busters: High BAC Can’t be Won
Many people who are charged with a DUI believe that cases with a reported High BAC number cannot be won. This, however, is not correct. (At The McShane Firm, we have won many high BAC cases in the past: High BAC cases won by The McShane Firm) A good DUI lawyer is trained in how…
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Clarification on DUI Prescription Drugs
On a recent post about DUI prescription drugs a reader commented that prescription drugs in fact do impair drivers and thus they are not innocent. I feel this issue needs to be clarified. While many prescription drugs can cause impairment, there is a growing number of cases where a driver took prescription drugs, was not…
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The Reality of Police Profiling
The police profiling people is nothing new. While racial profiling is the most talked about form, profiling can be based on age, clothing, the type of car, being a single male in a car after 2 am or anything that can trigger the “suspicion” of the police. The problem is that these types of “clues”…
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Police Pull over Mike Tyson, High on Cocaine, and Give Him a Free Ride to a Crack House?!
One of the major problems with our criminal justice system is that major decisions, about who is arrested and who is let go, are made on-the-spot by under-trained, overworked and sometimes corrupt police officers. The result is the false arrest of innocent citizens and the truly guilty ones going free. Which brings us to an…
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Forced Blood Draws leads to Police Brutality
“No refusal” initiatives are becoming more and more common across the country. However, these forced blood draws open the door for police brutality through excessive use of force. We previously reported about a man in Texas who was stomped and beaten by the police who broke his leg in order to get his blood. To…
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