Categories Criminal Law | O'Donnell, Weiss & Mattei, P.C.

What is a Preliminary Hearing?

by OWM Law | Aug 9, 2018 | Categories Criminal Law, Firm News

In Pennsylvania, if you are charged with a criminal offense, you are entitled to have a preliminary hearing within 10 days of the charges being filed. At the preliminary hearing, the Magisterial District Judge has to determine whether there is sufficient evidence for...

Excessive Bail & Pennsylvania Bail Laws

by OWM Law | Apr 25, 2018 | Categories Criminal Law, Firm News

“Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted,” Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The New York Times, in a recent feature article on March 31, 2018, discussed the current state of the...