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SCOTUS Enhanced Sentencing Decisions Are Up To Juries

by Bauer Scanlon & Wigginton | Aug 26, 2024 | Criminal Defense

SCOTUS Rules That Juries Are to Decide on Matter of Enhanced Sentencing The Supreme Court of the United States has officially ruled to put certain limitations on the way it is determined that defendants in criminal cases meet the Armed Career Criminal Act's...

What is a Gagnon Hearing?

by Bauer Scanlon & Wigginton | Sep 4, 2023 | Criminal Defense, Gagnon Hearing

Probation, for many, represents a second chance. But what happens if you're accused of violating the terms of your probation? Enter the Gagnon hearings. These hearings determine whether someone on probation or parole in Pennsylvania has violated their conditions. For...