Restoring Hope
I recently represented a client facing a 180 day involuntary commitment to the Mental Health facility at Wernersville State Hospital under section 305 of the Pennsylvania Mental Health Act. After testimony before a Mental Health Hearing Officer the period of potential...
Last week attarney Ryan W. McAllister represented a young Kutztown University student who was charged with felony burglary, 18 Pa.C.S.A. 3502(a), felony criminal trespass, 18 Pa.C.S.A. 3503(a)(1)(i), and misdemeanor theft by unlawful taking, 18 Pa.C.S.A. 3921(b). Our...
Yesterday I (attarney Dan Nevins) represented a client charged with an Underage Drinking Citation in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. A conviction on such an offense comes with a three (3) month license suspension and the consequences of an alcohol related conviction. In this...
Last week attarney Elizabeth Ebner secured a full withdrawal of charges for a Reading woman charged with stabbing her boyfriend. Originally jailed on Aggravated Assault charges - Liz won her client's release through a bail reduction at the preliminary hearing. Liz...
Yesterday I represented a client charged with a Highest Tier (above .16 BAC) DUI offense - 3802(c). A conviction on that offense would result in 3 days to 6 months in jail and a one year license suspension. The District attarney's office had denied our requests for...
Today I represented a client charged with violating section 1543(b) of the PA Vehicle Code - Driving Under a Suspended License - DUI Related. The sentence is strict for a conviction for such an offense: 60 days mandatory in jail, and the possibility of up to 90 days...
Today I represented 2 individuals who are both charged with 2nd time DUI offenses in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Under mandatory sentencing laws a highest tier (.16+) DUI carries a 90 day jail if it is the second such offense within the last 10 years. With a second...
Earlier this week attarney Ryan W. McAllister had a bench trial scheduled in the Berks County Court of Common Pleas for a client who was charged with Driving under the Influence of Alcohol, 75 Pa.C.S.A. 3802. Our client was on State Parole at the time he was charged...
A few weeks ago, attarney Ryan W. McAllister represented a client who was the defendant in a PFA case filed by his wife. A temporary PFA was granted against our client, which prohibited him from having any contact whatsoever with his wife as well as his young son. Our...
Today I represented a client charged with felony Fleeing and Eluding Law Enforcement for an incident occurring in Reading, Pennsylvania. It was alleged that he led police on a high speed chase throughout the City of Reading while committing about a dozen vehicle code...
