THE TOWN LAW BLOG" Your Guide to Navigating the Law "
March 7, 2026
Can police search your car in Pennsylvania without a warrant? Learn the rules on consent, probable cause, exigent circumstances, and vehicle searches.
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March 7, 2026
What happens if police find a gun in a car with multiple occupants? Learn how Pennsylvania law treats possession, passengers, and drivers.
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Nov. 25, 2025
Discover when a police chase becomes an unlawful seizure, how discarded contraband can be suppressed, and how the Pennsylvania Superior Court continues to apply Matos today.
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Sept. 21, 2025
Commonwealth v. Muhammad (J-39-2024), a case clarifying jury interrogatories, inconsistent verdicts, and the sufficiency of evidence in firearm prosecutions under Section 6106.
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Sept. 21, 2025
Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that GPS data collected during parole supervision can be used at trial without a warrant, reaffirming the limited privacy rights of parolees under the Fourth Amendment.
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Sept. 6, 2025
Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Commonwealth v. Foster, declined to adopt a bright-line ban on police deception during interrogations, reaffirming that voluntariness of statements is determined under the totality of the circumstances test.
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Aug. 31, 2025
Top Rated Chester County DUI Attorneys. Chester County’s Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) program for first-time nonviolent offenders avoids criminal convictions and now includes constitutional protections thanks to the Shifflett ruling.
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Aug. 24, 2025
The 2024 PA Commonwealth Court decision in Bergenstock v. DOT (69 C.D. 2023) affirms an 18-month operating suspension but reverses a lifetime CDL disqualification for failure to read CDL-specific warnings
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Aug. 22, 2025
The non-precedential 2025 PA Superior Court decision in Commonwealth v. Whitcomb (2025 PA Super 180) rejects involuntary intoxication as a defense to DUI under 75 Pa.C.S. § 3802(d)(2).
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