Archive for January 2015
The Pendulum Swings (Is Pulled) Back to the Courts from the Legislature
The Pennsylvania courts are taking back control of criminal sentencing procedures. Beginning in October 2014 the Pennsylvania Superior Court began chipping away at legislative mandated mandatory minimum sentences. This was in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s reinstating federal district courts’ sentencing authority in two separate be equally important ways.Back in 2007 the U.S. Supreme…
Read MoreQUESTIONS THE PROFESSIONAL SHOULD ASK THEMSELVES BEFORE ENTERING PENNSYLVANIA’S PHMP
Should you expect your VRP case worker’s cooperation when you complete the PHMP (whether voluntary or not) three year program? Will your PMP, PNAP, SarPH case worker be your advocate? Will the program finish within the three year time? When will your licensing board hear your reinstatement application? These are all important questions for any…
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