Attorney Nevins recently obtained an "not guilty" verdict for a client charged with a 2nd offense DUI in Berks County. This client was involved in a single-vehicle accident and later refused to submit to chemical testing. Based on the accident and refusal, he was facing a mandatory minimum sentence of 90 days of incarceration. After consultation with Attorney Nevins, this client decided to proceed with a bench trial which meant that a judge, rather than a jury, would decide the verdict.
The Protection from Abuse Act is designed to offer victims protection from a domestic abuser. The Act gives judges a wide variety of remedies to choose from in order to ensure that protection. A PFA case begins with the filing of a Petition. The Petition will include details of the abuse that allegedly occurred. Abuse for the purposes of a PFA is defined as the following acts:
Attorney Dan Nevins won a not guilty verdict for a client charged with 8 Felony Counts of Rape, Sexual Assault, Aggravated Indecent Assault and related offenses following a two day jury trial last week. If convicted our client faced a mandatory 25 year minimum sentence that the Commonwealth was pursing.
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