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Current State of the PA Court System & Criminal Law Updates

Listen to the latest Lamb McErlane PC Legal Podcast: Current State of the PA Court System  & Criminal Law Updates with attorneys Dan Bush & Steve Jarmon.

Topics discussed include:

  • Criminal offenses and numbers of citations are down in Pennsylvania.
  • Prison numbers are down to all-time lows. They don’t want to put people in prison unless absolutely necessary because of the Covid-19 outbreaks.
  • Traffic citation statistics in Pennsylvania:
    • April 2019 – 49,000 & April 2020 only 6,600
    • June 2019 – 43,000 & June 2020 only 22,000
  • Criminal Law Changes in PA:
    • Update on Preliminary Hearings – if you are charged with a misdemeanor, you will have a Preliminary Hearing.
    • Hearsay is not permitted
    • Tune in to hear more:

 

Dan Bush

Dan Bush is a criminal defense attorney at Lamb McErlane. He chairs Lamb McErlane’s criminal litigation department and is a partner in the firm. Dan is a former prosecutor in the Chester County District Attorney’s office and has over twenty years of experience prosecuting and defending individuals charged with a crime. dbush@lambmcerlane.com. 610-701-3266.

Steve Jarmon

Steve is a criminal defense attorney and partner at Lamb McErlane PC. He focuses his practice on criminal and civil matters.  Steve began his career as a prosecutor for the Chester County District Attorney’s Office as an Assistant District Attorney before transitioning to criminal defense practice. sjarmon@lambmcerlane.com. 610-701-4414.