West Chester Criminal Defense Blog

ekatherine.stamatis@lawrank.com | January 5, 2015 | Criminal Defense

Michael DiCindio, Esq. Voted a 2014 Top Criminal Attorney Michael D. DiCindio, Esq. – West Chester, Pennsylvania Criminal Defense attorney and sole member of DiCindio Law, LLC – was recently voted a “Top Criminal Attorney” by Suburban Life Magazine and Philadelphia Life Magazine.  January 2, 2015 –… read more

ekatherine.stamatis@lawrank.com | December 31, 2014 | DUI

It is New Years Eve – Holiday DUI Enforcement is Sure to Occur It is not a surprise that when a holiday occurs, law enforcement begins to focus on DUI enforcement. I don’t believe many would argue with the fact that there are few holidays that… read more

ekatherine.stamatis@lawrank.com | December 17, 2014 | Chester County Criminal Defense

In part one of this two part article, I provided an overview of the criminal justice process in order to give a parent the ability to understand, in a general sense, what to expect if his or her child has been charged with a criminal… read more

ekatherine.stamatis@lawrank.com | December 12, 2014 | Criminal Law

It is winter break. All the kids are home from college and the oldest of the group bought some beer. The party got out of control and the music got a bit loud. Now it’s the middle of the night and you, the parents, are… read more

ekatherine.stamatis@lawrank.com | December 1, 2014 | Criminal Law

Many people believe the following statement: “they didn’t read me my Miranda warnings, so my case should go away”. The short reply to this is; likely not. But depending on the circumstances, the evidence, and whether the officers did actually violate the Miranda principles and… read more

ekatherine.stamatis@lawrank.com | November 17, 2014 | DUI

A “PBT test”, or preliminary breath test, is a device that allows an officer to test a person’s blood alcohol concentration without transporting them for a formal breath or blood test. These PBT’s are typically utilized by officers in DUI, drunk driving and underage drinking… read more

ekatherine.stamatis@lawrank.com | November 7, 2014 | DUI

With the holiday season fast approaching it is important to be aware that police officers in Chester County and elsewhere in the surrounding areas will be conducting DUI checkpoints. Police utilize sobriety checkpoints in their effort to enforce the drunk driving laws in the state,… read more

ekatherine.stamatis@lawrank.com | October 28, 2014 | DUI

Under the current Pennsylvania DUI Laws, the prosecution does not always need to prove that a driver was “impaired” or “intoxicated” while operating a motor vehicle in order to prove they were guilty of DUI. The Pennsylvania DUI statute as it currently stands provides for what… read more

ekatherine.stamatis@lawrank.com | October 20, 2014 | Drug Crimes

Possessing Small Amount of Marijuana now only a fine in Philadelphia New legislation in Philadelphia has gone into effect today minimizing the penalties of being caught with a small amount of marijuana. The goal behind the legislation is aimed at easing the punishment of offenders… read more

ekatherine.stamatis@lawrank.com | October 14, 2014 | Criminal Defense

Often times in a criminal case in Chester County, or any of the surrounding counties, prosecutors will attempt to introduce evidence of an accused’s prior bad acts, or evidence or other crimes. This can be devastating to a successful defense in a criminal case. This… read more