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Drug charges and Act 139
Drug charges, such as possession of or intent to distribute heroin, come with serious consequences if suspects are convicted. People who are charged with these types of drug crimes will likely seek a qualified criminal defense attorney to represent them in court. Because of the rising severity of heroin- and other opiate-related drug crimes,… Read More »
Ohio man charged with federal crimes, illegal drug branding
Federal crimes like drug-masking require a sound criminal defense attorney who can advocate on your behalf in front of some of the most scrutinizing judges in the entire country. With federal crimes comes federal penalties and in order to beat a federal rap you will be in need of an experienced federal crimes lawyer. A… Read More »
Suspect in murder of teen still at large
Being charged with violent crimes, such as drug crimes and murder, will land a person in jail for a long time, even if you were indirectly involved or just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. However, if you have been charged with violent crimes, it is imperative that you have… Read More »
Attorney Gerson has charges dropped against client accused of sharing child pornography
My client was a college student in Pittsburgh who engaged in a peer-to-peer (P2P), social network to share videos containing images of child pornography. Several Pennsylvania State Police troopers based in Indiana County utilized special software to track known child pornography on the internet, and during their investigation determined that the videos were downloaded to… Read More »
Attorney Gerson pleas various criminal charges down to disorderly conduct
My client was an undergraduate student at the University of Pittsburgh at the time of his arrest when he became disoriented after apparently drinking beer laced with a hallucinogen while attending a fraternity party. He later walked through campus and into the Towers dormitory completely naked. When approached by campus security and police, my… Read More »
Bus drivers will stand trial for reckless driving, other charges
The two Port Authority bus drivers who have been accused of “racing” each other will stand trial for reckless driving and other charges that stem from a 22 September accident along I-279 that sent one of the buses through a guardrail, according to a district judge on Friday. The drivers, a 56-year-old man from… Read More »
Murder suspect has charges dropped, record expungement
My client, an 18-year old high-school senior, was charged as an adult in Allegheny County with conspiring with her boyfriend to murder her mother. The prosecution’s theory was that my client lured her mother to their home in Pittsburgh, where the boyfriend would kill her with a knife. The alleged plot failed when the mother… Read More »
Bell likely to have drug charges dismissed
When most people are arrested on drug charges for a small amount of marijuana, it isn’t really all that newsworthy. Instead, you usually only end up reading about pounds of pot being confiscated or a huge, multi-state heroin ring being taken down by the DEA. But here in Pittsburgh we love our Steelers, so it’s no… Read More »
Attorney Gerson gets Bradford woman acquitted of drug charges
A McKean County jury acquitted a middle-aged Bradford woman charged with multiple deliveries of morphine pills, narcotics and opioids to confidential informants who were working with Office of the District Attorney. The client was charged with selling drugs to the confidential informants who were family “friends” during several “controlled felony buys.” The keys to the successful… Read More »
4-year-old dead in ATV crash, child endangerment suspects await plea deal
Putting a child in harm’s way is difficult to forgive, especially when tragedy strikes and the child is injured or killed. However, accidents do happen, and sometimes a parent or family member will think they are just trying to show the child a good time when something goes wrong and that mistake can never… Read More »
