On behalf of Law Offices of Kelly & Conte | Oct 29, 2015 | Drug Violations
It has been found that the majority of people in federal prisons in Pennsylvania and around the country are there for drug-related offenses. The prison population has grown 800 percent from 1980 to 2012, and this growth has resulted in some lawmakers calling for...
On behalf of Law Offices of Kelly & Conte | Oct 12, 2015 | Drug Violations
A young Pennsylvania mother is facing several drug and other charges after law enforcement officials said they smelled marijuana emitting from her car and discovered drugs, handguns and ammunition in her possession. Police also alleged that the woman was involved in a...
On behalf of Law Offices of Kelly & Conte | Sep 30, 2015 | Drug Violations
The opening statements for the trial of a Pennsylvania doctor who was accused of writing illegal prescriptions were scheduled to start on Sept. 22. The 45-year-old doctor was also facing charges for allegedly smuggling drugs into a county jail. The doctor was...
On behalf of Law Offices of Kelly & Conte | Sep 16, 2015 | Drug Violations
On Sept. 9, a Pennsylvania state court panel ruled that security officials from Alvernia University were within their legal rights to conduct a search and seizure in a student’s dorm room. The Superior Court rejected a lawsuit that was filed against the...
On behalf of Law Offices of Kelly & Conte | Sep 3, 2015 | Drug Violations
Police in Pennsylvania have reported that a 61-year-old Spring Township man was taken into custody on Aug. 28 in connection with an investigation into the sale of synthetic marijuana in Berks County. Detectives say that they took the man into custody after an...
On behalf of Law Offices of Kelly & Conte | Aug 19, 2015 | Drug Violations
On Aug. 11, Pennsylvania authorities reported that a 35-year-old man was accused of distributing drugs in the form of baked goods at a music festival. The authorities who intercepted the goods that included chocolate, Rice Krispies Treats and fudge, stated that they...
On behalf of Law Offices of Kelly & Conte | Aug 6, 2015 | Drug Violations
On July 24, five Pennsylvania men were accused of selling heroin to two men and one woman who overdosed and died. The individuals who were accused were identified as a 22-year-old Bridgeville man and four Pittsburgh men who are of the ages of 26, 54, 56 and 58. The...
On behalf of Law Offices of Kelly & Conte | Jul 21, 2015 | Drug Violations
Two former basketball players from a Pennsylvania university were reportedly charged with drug crimes on July 14. The report stated that the players, ages 21 and 22, were found to have drugs in their apartment. They are not currently enrolled at the university....
On behalf of Law Offices of Kelly & Conte | Jul 9, 2015 | Drug Violations
Several people are facing felony drug charges in Pennsylvania following a four-month series of investigations that shut down a heroin operation in the small community of Dillsburg in York County. On June 29, media sources reported that 11 people were taken into...
On behalf of Law Offices of Kelly & Conte | Jun 25, 2015 | Drug Violations
Many Pennsylvania residents know that authorities cannot illegally search a person or their belongings and property. If they do, any evidence that is found may be inadmissible in court. In many cases this is true, but there are some exceptions. The Fourth Amendment...
