The Discovery Phase In my experience of representing thousands of DUI cases in Pennsylvania, I have found the discovery phase to be where the case is won or lost. An informal request for discovery must be made within 14 days after the formal arraignment. In many Pennsylvania counties, judges are not very particular about enforcing…
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Drive your car allegedly drunk, lose your family’s car—Amazing!
Can you imagine? You get accused of a DUI and then as a consequence on top of everything else, you forfeit your family’s car? Your friend loans you his or her car, you get stopped and arrested for a DUI and your friend loses his or her car? What sort of bizzaro world is this?…
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What to Expect if You’re expecting a DUI: The Formal Arraignment
In this series we take an in depth look at the legal processes and proceedings which take place after a person is charged with a DUI in Pennsylvania. Today’s post deals with the formal arraignment. A formal arraignment is when the government, in this case the Pennsylvania County in which the accused was arrested, informs…
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I am facing DUI charges, should I elect to take a Preliminary Hearing?
I am facing DUI charges, should I elect to take a Preliminary Hearing? In Pennsylvania, you have a choice as to whether or not to “take” a Preliminary Hearing. As a lawyer who has represented thousands of DUI cases, I always recommend taking a Preliminary Hearing, especially in DUI cases. As I have mentioned before,…
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