One of the more obscure Motions that an attorney can file in a criminal defense case is a Motion to Suppress evidence which is a violation of the Pennsylvania Wiretap Act. It can be argued that evidence which the police obtained either directly or indirectly should be...
Sex Crimes: Indecent Exposure
On Behalf of Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | May 25, 2016 | Sex Crimes
A conviction for Sex Crimes such as Indecent exposure can be life altering. Although Indecent Exposure is not a crime that requires registration under Megan's Law or SORNA which stands for "Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act", a conviction for this...
Violent Crimes: Murder
On Behalf of Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | May 18, 2016 | Violent Crimes
Murder is one of the most serious types of Violent Crimes. A conviction for this crime carries typically carries a sentence of life in prison. And a criminal defendant can be convicted for certain types of violent crimes such as murder even if he did not...
Attorney questions DNA evidence in Philadelphia murder cases
by Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | May 13, 2016 | Violent Crimes
The 1989 murders of two Philadelphia women were "cold cases" until 2013, when Philadelphia police say they matched DNA from a federal database to a New Jersey man. Prosecutors contend that the man, now 54, left his DNA on the sneaker of one of the victims, a...
Violent Crimes: Robbery
by Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | May 8, 2016 | Violent Crimes
Robbery is one of the most serious violent crimes that you can be charged with in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Depend among the facts of the case, the violent crime of robbery can be graded as a felony of the first degree, a felony of the second degree and/or a...