Criminal Defense & Personal Injury Law Blog

PA Sup. Ct. Exceptions to Spousal-Communication Privilege

Brad V. Shuttleworth, Esq. | Last Updated: April 27, 2026

In one of the latest criminal law opinions by the Pennsylvania Superior Court, it carves out an exception to the spousal-communication privilege, codified at 42 Pa.C.S. Sec. 5014, holding that the privilege must yield to child abuse prosecutions. To read the case, Commonwealth v. Hunter, — A.3d —- (2013), 2013 WL 150779, click here. No […]

Eyeball Falling Out in Court Causes Mistrial

Brad V. Shuttleworth, Esq. | Last Updated: May 31, 2023

This is too good not to keep sharing. A complainant’s eyeball falls out in court, shocks the jury, and causes a mistrial. Check it out here (subscription required to view). If you enjoyed this post, check out this article about criminal defense. Were You Charged with a Crime in Pennsylvania or New Jersey? If so, […]

PA Sup. Ct. Rules Wiretap Act Does Not Prohibit Fake Texts

Brad V. Shuttleworth, Esq. | Last Updated: January 29, 2026

The following story was originally published in the January 2012 edition of Upon Further Review, a publication of the Philadelphia Bar Association. Reprinted here with permission of the Philadelphia Bar Association. Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Wiretap Act Does Not Prohibit Fake Text Messages In the latest decision on the Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control […]

PA Wiretap Act Amendments Give Police Teeth

Brad V. Shuttleworth, Esq. | Last Updated: May 31, 2023

The following story was originally published in the November 2012 edition of Upon Further Review, a publication of the Philadelphia Bar Association. Re-printed here with permission of the Philadelphia Bar Association. Amendments to Pennsylvania’s Wiretap Act Give Law Enforcement Teeth Law enforcement has always had to keep up with the use of technology in criminal […]

Drug Offense Committed with Firearm Sentences Affirmed

Brad V. Shuttleworth, Esq. | Last Updated: February 10, 2026

In Commonwealth v. Hawkins, _ A.3d _ (2012), 2012 Pa. Super. 85 (Apr. 12, 2012), the Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed a mandatory-minimum sentence of five years imprisonment for certain drug offenses committed with a firearm under 42 Pa.C.S. Sec. 9712.1. Hawkins’ criminal lawyer argued in this case that the sentencing court should had not […]

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