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3rd DUI Offense in Pennsylvania

06/27/2024Tibbott & Richardson

If you are facing a 3rd DUI violation in Pennsylvania, you need to retain the services of a highly qualified criminal defense lawyer immediately. Your future depends on the comprehensive preparation of a solid defense by an attorney specifi… Read more »

2nd DUI Offense in Pennsylvania

06/27/2024Tibbott & Richardson

Pennsylvania has a 10-year “look back” period for establishing prior DUIs. Along with convictions, a previous ARD for DUI will also count toward prior DUI convictions if completed within the past 10 years.Many first and second DUIs are ungr… Read more »

First Time DUI in Pennsylvania

06/27/2024Tibbott & Richardson

Being charged with driving under the influence (DUI) for the first time is a very upsetting and frightening experience. Most drivers in Cambria and Allegheny County are law-abiding residents who simply failed to realize that they were too i… Read more »

How to Fight a DUI in Pennsylvania

06/27/2024Tibbott & Richardson

Fighting a DUI in Allegheny County and elsewhere in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania requires very specific knowledge, training and experience. A defense attorney should be able to demonstrate with confidence that she/he knows how to beat a… Read more »

DUI Defense in Pennsylvania

06/27/2024Tibbott & Richardson

The best DUI attorneys in Pittsburgh and across the Commonwealth work very hard to get their clients through one of the toughest legal challenges there is: Defending a DUI charge. A client is facing many different high-stress issues almost … Read more »

A Huge Win For PA DUI Defendants

06/27/2024Tibbott & Richardson

Commonwealth v. Barton-Martin: Bringing Pennsylvania Law Into Alignment With The United States Supreme Court Holding In Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsA very good friend of mine and fellow attorney, Alicia Genther, had the opportunity to pre… Read more »

Why Field Sobriety Tests Are Unreliable

06/27/2024Tibbott & Richardson

Why The Standardized Field Sobriety Tests Are UnreliableYou are driving along the highway late at night when you see that a police officer has pulled a car off at the side of the highway. You notice that the car’s driver is standing in betw… Read more »

Is Scalping Tickets Legal in Pittsburgh?

06/27/2024Tibbott & Richardson

Well it’s Steeler Sunday and that has me thinking about ticket scalping. On the way to Heinz Field for every home game, I see scalpers everywhere holding their signs telling people that they need tickets. I thought I’d share the rules with … Read more »

What’s the Purpose of the Preliminary Hearing?

06/27/2024Tibbott & Richardson

What’s The Purpose Of A Preliminary Hearing, Anyway?If you have been charged with a criminal offense, you will eventually receive a notification in the mail advising you of the time and place of your preliminary hearing. The problem, though… Read more »

Stupid Human Tricks on the Roadside

06/27/2024Tibbott & Richardson

A History Of The Standardized Field Sobriety Tests(in other words: Stupid Human Tricks)I know…history. Bor-ing! But keep reading and I promise that you will find the history behind the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests to be interesting. An… Read more »

Procedures in Criminal Cases

06/27/2024Tibbott & Richardson

The following is a description of how a criminal case would proceed through the court system in Pennsylvania:Incident OccursPolice Notified or Police ObservePolice InvestigateInvestigation may include interviewing the victim, witnesses and/… Read more »

The Pennsylvania Gold Rush

06/27/2024Tibbott & Richardson

The Marcellus Shale drilling boom has brought with it the hope for lucrative profits to Pennsylvania landowners and drilling companies alike. Some Pennsylvania landowners have already benefited from this and we will see many, many more bene… Read more »

Energy Drinks; Bad for You Physically, Bad for You Legally

06/27/2024Tibbott & Richardson

You have probably heard the saying, “beer before liquor, never been sicker, liquor before beer, you’re in the clear,” and you may even follow it as a ‘rule of thumb’ when socially consuming alcoholic beverages. And because it is the law in … Read more »

Father’s Rights In Custody Battles Equal To Mother’s Right

06/27/2024Tibbott & Richardson

The 1970s was a decade of substantial changes in the law, including the prohibition of involuntarily committing citizens to a psychiatric institution if they were not a danger to themselves or others by the states, the determination that ca… Read more »

Crime Doesn’t Pay, Especially for Your College Tuition

06/27/2024Tibbott & Richardson

Trends these days have ranged from wearing leggings, to using an iPad in the classroom instead of taking notes with a good old fashioned pencil and paper. These days, the trend in education seems to be the completion of some form of graduat… Read more »

“I’M GOING TO HOLD YOU IN CONTEMPT!”

06/27/2024Tibbott & Richardson

“I’m GOING TO HOLD YOU IN CONTEMPT!” We hear this phrase thrown around A LOT in family law cases.Civil Contempt occurs when the person willfully disobeys a court order. This is also called indirect contempt because it happens outside the ju… Read more »

What To Do If You Are Stopped For A DUI In PA

06/27/2024Tibbott & Richardson

DON’T TALK– This is so important! You cannot help yourself at this point no matter what you say. Do not try to explain. Do not say you have only had “a couple”. USE YOUR RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT. Politely tell the officer that you choose to r… Read more »

Charges Dropped Against Edward Merritt In Moxham Murder

06/27/2024Tibbott & Richardson

Big Win For Attorney Beth Tibbott & Her ClientEbensburg criminal defense attorney Beth Tibbott is celebrating a big victory with her client Edward Merritt. Edward, age 32 at the time, was charged with the shooting death of 21 year old Zacha… Read more »

John Bowman Thornberry – House Parent At Bishop Carroll High School Charged With Sexual Assault

06/27/2024Tibbott & Richardson

Pennsylvania criminal defense attorney Beth Tibbott is currently defending John Bowman Thornberry who is being held in Cambria County on sexual assault charges. John is a former houseparent at Bishop Carroll High School. He is accused of wr… Read more »

Social Media, Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You

06/27/2024Tibbott & Richardson

The world changed forever on February 4, 2004. That was the day Facebook was launched. At the outset Facebook’s membership was limited to Harvard students, but the phenomenon quickly spread to include memberships from students of other coll… Read more »

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