The paradigm is shifting again. Advancements in science in technology have changed every aspect of our lives. It wasn’t too long ago that we used to have telephone booths. Now mobile phones have made them relics of an ancient era. No one had a personal computer. Now, all but few have cell phones that have…
read more »Month: June 2014
“The eyes don’t lie” or can they? The future of the HGN test in PA
“The eyes don’t lie” or can they? The McShane Firm attorneys acted through the Pennsylvania Association of Drunk Driving Defense Attorneys (PADDDA) as amicus curiae in filing an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in the case of Commonwealth v. Weaver. The certified question by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Commonwealth v. Weaver: Whether…
read more »This Video May Change the Way You View DUID Charges
A car veers off the road killing one of its passengers. The driver had been lawfully taking anti-anxiety medication. The blood result shows a trace amount of her lawful medication. She was charged with negligent homicide and plead guilty to the penalty and served five years probation. Cases like this are common, right? Well, actually…
read more »Meet James Hugney: An Innocent Man Who has been Locked in Jail for 35 Years
Criminal justice is a human endeavor. Thus mistakes are made. Sometimes this results in innocent people getting executed or spending years in prison for a crime they simply did not commit. One such story is that of Mr. James Hugney. In 1978, a fire ripped through Hugney’s home in Harrisburg. Hugeny’s son, James Jr. suffered…
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