Voters in Pennsylvania and around the country will be heading to the polls on Nov. 6 to cast ballots in what many are calling the most important midterm election in decades, and politicians from both sides of the political aisle are turning to hot-button issues to...
Criminal Defense Chester County ARD Program
by Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Oct 24, 2018 | Criminal Defense
One program that criminal defense clients frequently ask about during consultations is the Chester County ARD program. DUI/DWI The ARD program provides a program for non-violent First-Time offenders. This program permits these first time offenders to have their...
Sentencing Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances
by Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Oct 16, 2018 | Sentencing
There are many different factors such as aggravating and mitigating circumstances. Factors that can affect ones sentencing time such as mitigating and aggravating factors are defined in the Pennsylvania sentencing guidelines. Mandatory sentencing Mitigating factors...
Hire a Criminal Defense Lawyer before Self-Representation
by Bellwoar Kelly, LLP | Oct 15, 2018 | Criminal Defense
In Criminal Defense cases, Defendants who choose to represent themselves via self-representation instead of choosing to hire a defense lawyer are referred to as "pro se" and "pro per". Pro se and pro per essentially means "for ones own person". DUI DWI lawyer Someone...