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Sep
11, 2019

PDAA Issues Statement Following Supreme Court Argument On Death Penalty

Philadelphia, PA – The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association (PDAA) commended the thoughtful and measured approach of the Attorney General’s office in defense of the constitutionality of the death penalty today before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in the case of Commonwealth vs. Marinelli. The PDAA filed an amicus brief in the case and issued the following statement after today's argument: “Death penalty

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Aug
13, 2019

PDAA Testimony on HB 317 and HB 1509 Before the House Transportation Committee

Testimony of: Jim Martin, District Attorney, Lehigh County Ed McCann, First Assistant District Attorney, Montgomery County Daniel Warg, County Detective, Lehigh County Greg Rowe, Director of Legislation and Policy, Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association Thank you Chairmen Hennessey and Carroll and members of this Committee. We appreciate the opportunity to testify before you today. During our testimony, we plan on discussing how Automatic License Plate Readers

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Jul
17, 2019

Pike County DA Raymond Tonkin Elected President of the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association

Harrisburg, PA – Today, the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association (PDAA) announced its newly elected officers for the 2019–2020 business year. The election took place during the Association’s annual business meeting. The new officers are: President: Hon. Raymond J. Tonkin, Pike County District Attorney Vice President: Hon. Michael Piecuch, Snyder County District Attorney Secretary/Treasurer: Hon. Kelly Callihan, Cambria County District Attorney “Through the PDAA, district attorneys throughout Pennsylvania

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Jul
17, 2019

Berks County DA John Adams Elected President to the PA District Attorneys Institute

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Institute (PDAI) announced its newly elected officers for the 2019–2020 business year. The election took place during the institution’s annual business meeting. The new officers are: President: Hon. John T. Adams, Berks County District Attorney Vice President: Hon. Richard Goldinger, Butler County District Attorney Secretary/Treasurer: Hon. Raymond Tonkin, Pike County District Attorney PDAI is the educational

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Jul
16, 2019

PDAA Defends Constitutionality of Death Penalty

Harrisburg, PA -- Pennsylvania’s death penalty statute meets constitutional standards by appropriately channeling the discretion of prosecutors and sentencing authorities. The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association made the following statement today after filing an amicus brief in the case of Commonwealth vs. Marinelli: “The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association filed this brief to urge sober application of long-established principles of statutory interpretation, constitutional

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Jul
3, 2019

PDAA Statement on Legislative Fix to Hlubin Decision

Yesterday, the Governor signed legislation designed to address the problems caused by the recent PA Supreme Court decision in Commonwealth v. Hlubin. The legislation is House Bill 1614 of 2019 and it takes effect immediately. You will recall that in the Hlubin decision (May 31, 2019), the Court held that DUI task forces made up of law enforcement officials from different

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Jun
19, 2019

PDAA-Backed, Victim-Focused Criminal Justice Improvements Head To The Governor

HARRISBURG, PA – Pennsylvania’s prosecutors praised the legislature today for making victims of crime a priority. Several bills aimed at elevating victims’ rights and helping the most vulnerable victims of crime passed today and will proceed to the governor’s desk for signature to become law. “We can never lose sight of the fact that for every crime that is committed there

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Jun
18, 2019

Hearing on Justice Reinvestment Before the House Judiciary Committee June 17, 2019 Testimony of Fran Chardo, Dauphin County District Attorney and Greg Rowe, Director of Legislation and Policy, Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association

Good morning, Chairmen Kauffman and Briggs, and members of the Judiciary Committee. My name is Fran Chardo, and I am the District Attorney of Dauphin County. With me is Greg Rowe, the Director of Legislation and Policy for the District Attorneys Association. On behalf of my colleagues at the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association, thank you for the opportunity to appear

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Jun
5, 2019

PDAA Praises Advancement of “Sextortion” Bill

Legislation to criminalize sexual extortion moves on to the Senate HARRISBURG, PA — A bill to make sexual extortion illegal in Pennsylvania passed the state House today by a vote of 195-0 and is headed to the Senate. The vote today was particularly timely, after earlier this week the FBI issued a warning to parents that ‘sextortion’ cases involving children are on the

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May
23, 2019

Former Somerset County DA Jerry Spangler Named PDAA Traffic Safety Resource Officer

Harrisburg, PA — The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Institute (PDAI) announced today that Jerry Spangler has been appointed Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor (TSRP). In this role, Spangler will serve as a source for law enforcement and county district attorneys in dealing

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