On behalf of Kauffman & Billimoria | Apr 11, 2020 | Criminal Defense
One sentence you can expect to hear in a TV show or movie featuring police is, “You have the right to remain silent.” You may even hear a character refer to this as “Miranda rights,” although you may be uncertain what that means. Far from being a catch phrase for...
On behalf of Kauffman & Billimoria | Mar 11, 2020 | Criminal Defense
When you first go to college, you get to experience a whole new freedom in your social life. You will decide how late to stay up, who to hang out with, where to go and what you will do. Like many students, you may choose to include alcohol in your activities. However,...
On behalf of Kauffman & Billimoria | Jan 30, 2020 | Criminal Defense
Most people’s career paths come with a few speed bumps. In some cases, that speed bump could be a DUI conviction. If it was a one-time mistake, the charge might only provide minor setbacks. While a DUI charge can stay on someone’s record for many years, that...
On behalf of Kauffman & Billimoria | Jan 30, 2020 | Criminal Defense
Most people have probably seen a field sobriety test on shows, but many of these TV stereotypes are not depicted realistically. Typically, field sobriety tests get administered when an officer is trying to establish probable cause for an arrest. When doing these...
On behalf of Kauffman & Billimoria | Jan 15, 2020 | Criminal Defense
College is an exciting time. You have a lot of opportunities to meet new people and go to parties. You also have to make a lot of decisions on your own. Perhaps one of those decisions was experimenting with drugs, and now, you are facing a drug charge. You’re probably...
On behalf of Kauffman & Billimoria | Jan 10, 2020 | Criminal Defense
In addition to significant recognized costs, there are many hidden costs that come with a DUI. During just one holiday weekend in Pennsylvania in 2018, the number of DUI arrests rose 10% from the past year, as stated in a report done by the PA State Police....
On behalf of Kauffman & Billimoria | Dec 4, 2019 | Criminal Defense
Medication-assisted treatment is one of the most effective and safest ways to help a drug addict detox from harmful substances. Despite that fact, most prisons fail to offer it. Pennsylvania used to be one of them, but as of June 1, it has joined the innovative...
On behalf of Kauffman & Billimoria | Nov 7, 2019 | Criminal Defense
Imagine you go to your friend’s place. You open the door, and a dog races up to sniff at your leg. As it wags its tail, you may wonder: When did your friend get a dog? You ask, and your friend says it’s not his. He’s just dog-sitting. You assumed that because the dog...
On behalf of Kauffman & Billimoria | Oct 17, 2019 | Criminal Defense
Every year in Pennsylvania, thousands of people face impaired driving accusations. In 2018 alone, law enforcement in the state made more than 52,000 such arrests (a drop from the 54,000 the year prior.) It’s very likely that most of these arrests, if not all of them,...
On behalf of Kauffman & Billimoria | Oct 3, 2019 | Criminal Defense
Under Pennsylvania law, marijuana is a schedule I drug. This means that Pennsylvania considers marijuana to be an addictive substance with no known medicinal properties. While many Americans may disagree with Pennsylvania’s code, this is what the law states. After a...
