Month: March 2011

Philadelphia DA Seth Williams announces DUI breath tests were compromised since September, 2009

On Behalf of Hark and Hark | Mar 24, 2011 | Firm News

In a recent announcement, the Philadelphia District attorney's office announced that the breathalyzer evidence relied on in over one thousand cases since September, 2009 was This a serious acknowledgment that scientific evidence relied upon by the...

What makes a suspicion reasonable?

On Behalf of Hark and Hark | Mar 23, 2011 | Firm News

Pennsylvania's Superior Court has devoted a number of opinions to the difference between a "mere encounters" and "investigative detentions;" particularly in the context of car stops. Courts have long recognized that a car stop is a seizure within the meaning of...