Fentanyl Is Now the Deadliest Drug in Pennsylvania
In 2016, more than 4,600 Pennsylvanians died of drug overdose. There was a 37 percent increase over 2015 and nearly 13 fatal overdoses each day. While heroin used to be the top killer in drug overdose cases, fentanyl has now…
Alternative Punishments for DUI
If you are arrested for a DUI in Pittsburgh, you may face jail time, fines, and a driver’s license suspension upon conviction. Fortunately, a highly skilled Pittsburgh DUI lawyer from Worgul, Sarna & Ness, Criminal Defense Attorneys, LLC may be…
New Law For First Time DUIs in Pennsylvania
On August 25th, 2017, a new law for first time DUI offenders in Pennsylvania went into effect. This law will order anyone convicted of a DUI for the first time with a blood alcohol content or BAC level of greater…
Pennsylvania Sixth in Nation for Internet Crime
Many people use the Internet to access information, stay connected with family and friends, and for other legitimate purposes. However, online hackers, as well as those who use the Internet for other unlawful means, do exist. A recent report issued…
New Bill Proposes Mandatory Treatment for Drug Overdose Victims
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has proposed a new bill that would order individuals who have suffered a drug overdose and survived to submit to mandatory drug treatment or otherwise face prosecution on a drug charge, which if resulting in…
Will I Go to Jail for DUI?
In 2004, as a response to a federal law that linked the distribution of federal highway money to states which reduce their DUI blood alcohol content (BAC) thresholds to .08, Pennsylvania changed its DUI laws to conform to this DUI…
New Report Emphasizes the Dangers of Drugged Driving
Although the number of drunk driving incidents has declined in recent years, a new and equally dangerous, and often more complex problem now poses a significant threat to the driving public – drugged driving, also referred to as driving under…
Acquittal in Fayette County Parole Violation Case
The criminal justice system in Pennsylvania and across the country does not typically treat parole or probation violations lightly. Law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges and even the population at large may predetermine your guilt if you are accused of violating…
Teen Who Urged Suicide of Boyfriend Found Guilty of Manslaughter
A Massachusetts woman who sent her distraught boyfriend a series of text messages that urged him to take his own life was recently convicted of involuntary manslaughter. The young woman, Michelle Carter, and her boyfriend Conrad Roy III were both…
Violence in the City of Pittsburgh
Until very recently, violent crime rates in America had been steadily falling since their peak in the early 1990s. When the FBI released its Uniform Crime Report in early 2017, it revealed an increase in violent crime in many of…
