Criminal Defense & Personal Injury Law Blog

Commonwealth v. McCoy: If a Tree Falls in the Woods…

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

I just read a fairly recent opinion authored by Justice Castille, wherein the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that 18 Pa.C.S. Sec. 2707.1 (Discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure) does not include a situation where someone discharges a firearm while inside an occupied structure. In Commonwealth v. McCoy, 962 A.2d 1160 (Pa. 2009), the […]

Mayor Nutter Plans for Criminal Rehabilitation

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

Thanks to a private donation by the James L. Knight Foundation, Mayor Nutter announced this week plans to start a program known as the Managed Reintegration Network (MRN). The MRN hopes to give 400 to 500 ex-offenders a year a chance to get basic work experience so that they can gain meaningful employment after they […]

An Argument Against Capital Punishment

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

On February 1st, 2009, New Jersey Senator Raymond Lesniak gave a speech concerning New Jersey’s choice to eliminate capital punishment. In this speech Senator Lesniak questions the effectiveness of capital punishment in deterring violent crime. Senator Lesniak’s stance that capital punishment doesn’t deter crime demonstrates a problem with capital punishment. To read the entire speech, […]

New Survey of Doctors Reveals Possible Excessive Force

Brad V. Shuttleworth, Esq. | Last Updated: February 3, 2026

A new study reveals that 98% of doctors who treat recently arrested suspects for injuries believe excessive force was the cause of the injuries, and 65% of the doctors surveyed say they suspected two or more cases of excessive force per year. Those who are critical of the survey point out that the doctors surveyed […]

Governor Rendell Attempts a Parole Overhaul

Brad V. Shuttleworth, Esq. | Last Updated: April 20, 2026

Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell is attempting to put a plan into motion that would take away violent offenders’ ability to be paroled. Rather than sentencing pursuant to Pennsylvania’s indeterminate sentencing scheme in criminal court (that is, a maximum and minimum sentence, with the maximum at least double the minimum), Governor Rendell wants judges to sentence […]

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