Pennsylvania offers expungements in various circumstances, most commonly when the arrest did not result in a conviction, minor offenses, completion of an alternative sentencing program, or when your violation occurred while you were a juvenile. Expunging a criminal record will vary depending on the circumstances surrounding your arrest or conviction. However, not all cases are […]
Mere Encounter Escalates Into Investigative Detention
In a recent opinion in Commonwealth v. Hudson, 2010 PA Super 96, the Pennsylvania Superior Court held that what began as a mere encounter escalated into an investigative detention when a police officer in Reading, Pennsylvania, took a defendant’s identification back to his patrol car to run the defendant for outstanding warrants. The Court held […]